LBI Presents - Episode 8: Propaganda for Breakfast

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Episode 4: Theatre as a Weapon: It’s 1940. Western Europe is collapsing under Hitler’s onslaught. Famous Jewish dramaturg Kurt Hirschfeld flees to Switzerland. He forms a theatre collective that uses the stage to bravely rage against Hitler’s relentless war machine. But is it... by Exile

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Episode 10: From Refugee to Radical: When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning... by Exile

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Episode 6: The Jewish Race Scientist: 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... by Exile

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Episode 8: Shanghai - The Last Resort: In the early days of World War II, artist Hans Jacoby and his wife, Emma, are desperate to flee Germany. Most of the world has shut its doors to European Jews, yet there’s one surprising exception: Shanghai. Along with thousands of other Jews, they... by Exile

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LBI Presents - Episode 6: Ghosts of Your Family Past: On this episode, we bring you two stories of people who unexpectedly unearthed their personal histories with the help of LBI and its archive. Danny Shot, a poet from the Bronx, stumbled across a familiar face at an LBI exhibit—and... by Exile

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LBI Presents - Episode 8: Propaganda for Breakfast: In 1933, Joseph Goebbels said that the Nazis could never have taken power without the radio. Heidi Tworek is a professor of history at the University of British Columbia and author of News From Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications,... by Exile

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