Ep 586: Legacy Chronicles with Donna Rosenblum and guest Silvia Fishbaum on hmTv

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 586 of Legacy Chronicles: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future, host Donna Rosenblum welcomes author Silvia Fishbaum, whose powerful book Dirty Jewish tells a deeply personal story of survival, identity, courage, and legacy.Silvia shares the story of her parents, both Holocaust survivors, including her mother’s survival of Auschwitz and her father’s experience in forced labor in Hungary. She reflects on growing up Jewish in postwar Czechoslovakia, facing antisemitism as a child, and developing an unshakable dream of freedom that eventually led her to the United States.The conversation also explores Silvia’s remarkable mission to preserve the legacy of her former art teacher, Ľudovít Feld, a gifted Jewish artist and Auschwitz survivor who was forced to create artwork for Dr. Josef Mengele. Through determination, research, writing, and advocacy, Silvia helped bring Feld’s story and artwork back into public memory, ultimately helping establish a cultural center and gallery in his honor in Košice, Slovakia.At a time when antisemitism is again rising around the world, Silvia and Donna discuss the urgent power of Holocaust education, art, testimony, and personal responsibility. Silvia’s message is clear: one person can make a difference, and one story can grow into a field of memory, education, and hope. Support the show