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Episode 6: The Science of Escape

Episode 6: The Science of Escape

FromExile


Episode 6: The Science of Escape

FromExile

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

An ambitious German-Jewish race scientist, William Nussbaum, meticulously gathers data on Jewish people in the 1930s, under the watchful eye of the Gestapo. He’s determined to prove that Jews are not an “inferior race.” But little does he know the science he believes in will one day keep him from his family and be weaponized against his own people. The William & Lotte Nussbaum Collection in the Archives of the Leo Baeck Institute in New York includes correspondence between William and Lotte, William’s paintings and poetry, as well as records of the "Working Group for Jewish Genetic Research and Eugenics." It’s all online at www.lbi.org/nussbaum. Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute, New York | Berlin and Antica Productions.  It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin.  Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi, Jacob Lewis, and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson. Theme music by Oliver Wickham.  Thank you to Outloud Audio, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the National Archives and Records Administration, Veronika Lipphardt and Alexandra Weinschenker for sharing their research. And to the Nussbaum family for being so generous with additional materials.
Released:
Dec 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (26)

Welcome to Exile, a podcast about Jewish lives under the shadow of fascism. Narrated by award-winning screen and stage actor, Mandy Patinkin. Untold stories and firsthand accounts drawn from intimate letters, diaries and interviews found in the Leo Baeck Institute’s vast archive. Each episode, a story of beauty and danger that brings history to life. Because the past is always present. Starting November 1, episodes are released weekly every Tuesday. The Leo Baeck Institute, New York | Berlin is a research library and archive focused on the history of German-speaking Jews. Antica Productions produces award-winning non-fiction podcasts, films and series which inform and inspire audiences around the world.