Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor - Sami Steigmann

Margarita interviews Holocaust Survivor and motivational speaker - Sami Steigmann. Sami shares his life story, the difficulties he overcame, and offers countless pieces of wisdom. Margarita and Sami discuss the Israel/Hamas war, Anti-Zionism, having difficult conversations, and much more. Learn more about Sami's inspiring work at samispeaks.com and bring him to your city, synagogue or community! Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 04:44 Going beyond Sami's bio - Sami's life in 3 sentences 08:12 About Sami's homelessness 12:57 Sami's favorite Broadway show & more19:10 On Sami not being in contact with his grandchildren22:08 "I do not regret anything" 23:09 How can people learn resilience? 28:49 "What does it mean to you - 6 million?" 30:03 On "Sobibor" and whether the Jews could have done more to defend themselves 36:00 On the importance of learning from survivors & bringing the media along with you 38:40 How can people become upstanders? 41:00 Margarita's conversation with an Anti-Zionist & Sami's experience 52:19 A message to young Jewish people 53:29 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination