Ep 642: The Dana Download with Dana Arschin and guest Lea Wolinetz on hmTv

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 642 of The Dana Download on hmTv, host Dana Arschin Kraslow speaks with educator and Holocaust legacy advocate Lea Sigiel-Wolinetz, the daughter of two Holocaust survivors.Lea shares the remarkable survival stories of her parents, her experience growing up as an only child in a survivor family, and how she came to embrace her responsibility as a member of the second generation. She also discusses her work preserving the history of the Jewish community of Częstochowa through the World Society of Częstochowa Jews and Their Descendants and her involvement in supporting the creation of the POLIN Museum in Warsaw.The conversation also explores the story of Rutka Laskier, a Jewish teenager whose Holocaust diary inspired the musical Rutka. Lea explains how Rutka’s words continue to connect with young people and why diaries, interviews, and personal testimony are essential tools for preserving memory.This moving episode highlights the power of education, storytelling, legacy, and one woman’s lifelong commitment to ensuring that the voices of Holocaust survivors and their descendants are never forgotten.Support the show