Ep 585: Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Marisa Fox on hmTv

Send us Fan MailEp. 585, Raised by Survivors with Bernie Furshpan and guest Marisa Fox on hmTvIn this powerful episode of Raised by Survivors, host Bernie Furshpan speaks with journalist and filmmaker Marisa Fox, director of the acclaimed documentary My Underground Mother. The film follows Marisa’s deeply personal investigation into the hidden life of her mother, Tamar, who claimed she was never a Holocaust victim, only a hero of the Jewish underground and Israel’s War of Independence.Through years of research across archives, survivor testimonies, and family secrets, Marisa uncovered a far more complex and painful truth involving identity, survival, secrecy, women’s slave labor camps, sexual trauma, resistance, and the emotional cost of silence in families of Holocaust survivors.Bernie and Marisa explore the shared experiences of second-generation survivors, the unanswered questions children often carry, and why so many women’s stories from the Holocaust remained hidden for decades. This moving conversation shines a light on courage, memory, trauma, truth, and the urgent responsibility to bring untold stories out of the darkness.My Underground Mother is currently appearing at festivals, museums, and special screenings. Learn more at myundergroundmother.com.Support the show