Episodes

  • Eighty years later: A Buchenwald Survivor and Liberator meet.
    Jun 17 2025
    Dr. Rob Williams speaks with Holocaust survivor Andrew Roth and WWII U.S. Army Staff Sergeant John "Jack" Moran, whose lives intersected at the Buchenwald concentration camp's liberation.
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    1 hr
  • Lessons from the history of Black - Jewish relations in a time of rising antisemitism with Professor Cornell Brooks
    Jun 10 2025
    Dr. Rob Williams speaks with Professor Cornell William Brooks about the evolving dynamics of Black-Jewish relations, the weaponization of antisemitism, and the vital role of intergenerational understanding in forging unity against shared threats.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Strength of Survivors: Holocaust Survivor Day with Allan Hall
    Jun 3 2025
    On this Holocaust Survivor Day, Dr. Rob Williams speaks with Holocaust survivor Allan Hall about his riveting story of how his family survived.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Holocaust Denial and Distortion, with Mark Weitzman
    May 27 2025
    Dr. Rob Williams speaks with Mark Weitzman, COO of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, about the growing dangers of Holocaust denial and distortion - and why grappling with these historical falsehoods remains critically important in our modern world.
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    38 mins
  • The Enduring Relevance of Holocaust History with Dr. Robert Rozett
    May 20 2025
    Dr. Rob Williams talks with Yad Vashem Senior Historian Dr. Rob Rozett about the enduring relevance of Holocaust history and the ongoing "memory wars" that seek to shape our understanding of this critical past.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The UK's Search for Never Again: A Conversation with Karen Pollock of the Holocaust Educational Trust
    May 13 2025
    In this episode of Searching for Never Again, host Dr. Rob Williams speaks with Karen Pollock, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, about the importance of Holocaust education in the UK and challenges of maintaining the history's relevance in the face of rising anti-Semitism.
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    57 mins
  • Lessons from the Holocaust in German-occupied Poland with Dr. David Silberklang
    May 6 2025
    Dr. Rob Williams talks with historian Dr. David Silberklang about his seminal research into the Holocaust in German-occupied Poland. They discuss the crucial role of survivor testimonies in understanding historical events, and the unique challenges Holocaust researchers face today.
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    58 mins
  • The Founding Directors: June Beallor and James Moll
    Apr 29 2025
    Host Dr. Rob Williams speaks to filmmakers June Beallor and James Moll, two of the founding directors of the USC Shoah Foundation. They tell how Steven Spielberg's desire to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors has become the largest repository of survivor testimonials in the world. And they share the unique challenges of recording survivors from around the world, before it was too late.
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    50 mins