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The Ackerman Center Podcast
by Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
The Ackerman Center Podcast provides a space for thoughtful and in-depth conversation about the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights studies. Launched in 2020, this podcast works to extend the conversation beyond academic audiences—providing an educational, engaging, and transformative experience. Through confronting the past, we work to promote solutions for global justice and peace in our world. Listen to all of the seasons of the Ackerman Center Podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and RadioPublic.
Episodes
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Ep. 89 Remembering to Prevent: Dr. Marco González on Holocaust Memory, Human Rights, and Education
In this episode, we have the honor of speaking with Dr. Marco González- a historian, researcher, and advocate for historical memory whose professional career has been dedicated to the study of the Holocaust, genocides, and mass human rights violations. Originally from Guatemala, Marco currently...
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Ep. 88 Memory, Human Rights, and International Justice: A Conversation with José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez
In this episode of Voces en Español, we have the great pleasure of speaking with José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez, one of Mexico’s leading experts in international human rights law, international justice, and the fight against impunity. A graduate of Universidad Iberoamericana and holder of a...
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Ep. 87 From Surveillance to Genocide: The Criminal Police and the Persecution of Sinti and Roma
In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Cantrell-Sutor speaks with historian Verena Meier about the persecution of Sinti and Roma under Nazi rule and the central role of the criminal police in implementing discriminatory policies, deportations, and genocide. Drawing on extensive archival research, Meier...
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Ep. 86 Holocaust Memory in a Global Age: A Conversation with Tali Nates
In this episode, Dr. Mehak Burza speaks with Tali Nates, founder and director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in South Africa about Holocaust remembrance, genocide education, and role of museums in confronting difficult histories. Drawing from her work across the African…
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Ep. 85 In Conversation with Knut Walter
In this episode we speak with historian Knut Walter, a specialist in the political and social history of Central America. Throughout the interview, Walter offers an in-depth interpretation of violence in the region, arguing that it is not a recent phenomenon exclusively linked to the civil wars…
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Ep. 84 In Conversation with Natacha María Koss
In this episode, we speak with Natacha María Koss, a distinguished researcher and professor of Theatre History at the University of Buenos Aires, about the power of theatre as a space for critical thinking, collective experience, and political action. Drawing on her academic trajectory and her…
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Ep. 83 Lives in Transition: Jewish Families in Poland
This special two-part episode brings together first-hand testimony and contemporary discussion to explore the experiences of Jewish families in Poland before, during and after the Nazis occupation. In Part I, Dr. Angie Simmons is joined by Dr. Nils Roemer, Dean of the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of...
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Ep. 82 From Nuremberg to Buenos Aires: Justice, Memory, and Accountability – In Conversation with Almudena Bernabéu
In this episode, we have the great pleasure of speaking with the distinguished international lawyer and human rights advocate Almudena Bernabeu, whose work has been fundamental in rethinking justice beyond national borders and in advancing key accountability processes for crimes against humanity,...
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Ep. 81 Feminism, Documentary, and Resistance: A Conversation with Scholar-Filmmaker Lorena Cervera
In this episode, Dr. Shilyh Warren, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and affiliate faculty of the Ackerman Center, and Dr. Paula Cuellar Cuellar, Assistant Professor of History and Fellow of the Jacqueline and Michael Wald Professorship at the Bass School, host UK-based filmmaker and researcher...
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Ep. 80 Playing Verdi at Terezín: A Conversation with Maestro Murry Sidlin
In this episode, Dr. Mehak Burza sits down with Maestro Murry Sidlin, the internationally acclaimed conductor, educator, and creator of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín. As Founder and Artistic Director of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, Mr. Sidlin has spent decades illuminating one of the most...
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Ep. 79 Behind the Pages of "The Pessimist's Son": Martin Kimel in Conversation with Dr. David Patterson
In this episode, Martin Kimel talks about his book, "The Pessimist’s Son: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope" published in May 2025. He is hosted by Dr. David Patterson, who holds the Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair of Holocaust Studies at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. Their...
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Ep. 78 A Conversation with Ana Lorena Delgadillo
In this inaugural episode of the first Spanish-language podcast at UTD, Dr. Shilyh Warren, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and affiliate faculty of the Ackerman Center, and Dr. Paula Cuellar Cuellar, Assistant Professor of History and Fellow of the Jacqueline and Michael Wald Professorship at...
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Ep. 77 Defending Memory: Sabro Bengaro on the Assyrian Genocide and Historical Responsibility
In this episode, Dr. Mehak Burza interviews Sabro Bengaro, a Ph.D. candidate at The University of Texas at Dallas, who will soon be defending his dissertation, "Germany, Jihad , and the Assyrian Genocide of 1915". Sabro discusses the motivations behind his research, his academic journey and his...
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Ep. 76 Beyond Walls: Exploring the Digital Twin of the Ackerman Center
What happens when memory, scholarship and cutting-edge technology come together? In this episode, Dr. Nils Roemer and Dr. Mehak Burza sit down with Professor Jeffrey Price to discuss the creation of the Digital Twin of the Ackerman Center. The conversation explores how the collaboration between…
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Ep. 75 Where Art Meets History: Kinder Doll Animation Project- Part II
This episode concludes the special two-part series on the Kinder Doll Animation Project. Hosted by Dr. Mehak Burza, this conversation highlights the faculty's role as creators, thinkers and visionaries behind Kinder Doll Animation Project- UT Dallas' first-ever stop-motion puppet animation. The...
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Ep. 74 Where Art Meets History: Kinder Doll Animation Project- Part I
This episode is the first in a special two-part series on the Kinder Doll Animation Project- a groundbreaking collaboration between UT Dallas students and faculty that tells the story of the Kindertransport through stop-motion animation. In this episode, Dr. Mehak Burza sits down with Dr.…
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Ep. 73 Behind Triumph of the Heart: In Conversation with Anthony D'Ambrosio
In this episode Dr. Nils Roemer and Dr. Mehak Burza sit down with filmmaker Anthony D’Ambrosio, director of the film Triumph of the Heart. Set to release on 12 September, this extraordinary film tell the true story of St. Maximilian Kolbe, the Polish Catholic priest who made the ultimate…
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Ep. 72 In the Shadow of Auschwitz: A Conversation with Dr. Jerzy Wójcik
In this episode, Dr. Mehak Burza speaks with Dr. Jerzy Wójcik, a distinguished scholar and guide born in Oświęcim (Auschwitz), Poland. A graduate of Jagiellonian University with a PhD in political science, Dr. Wójcik has dedicated his career to Holocaust education through his work with…
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Ep. 71 Beyond the Dates: Teaching the Holocaust Through Story
In this episode, Dr. Deborah Fripp, executive director of Teach the Shoah, joins Dr. Mehak Burza for a powerful conversation on the role of storytelling in Holocaust education. Together, they explore what it means to honor voices that are no longer with us, how to responsibly share survivors’...
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Ep. 70 Witnessing Through Code: AI, Ethics, and the Holocaust
What happens when memory meets machine? In this episode, Dr. Mehak Burza speaks with Dr. Todd Presner, Chair of UCLA's Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies and author of "Ethics of the Algorithm: Digital Humanities and Holocaust Memory" (Princeton, 2024). Together they…
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Ep. 69 Rutka Laskier: From Diary to Stage and From Silence to Sisterhood
This is a two-part series exploring the life and legacy of Rutka Laskier, through music, memory and family. Rutka, a 14 year old Jewish girl chronicled three months of her life in her diary in 1943. In Part I- Dr. Nils Roemer talks to Amy Langer and David Schwarz- the producers of "Rutka: A New...
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Ep. 68 Resilience, Memory, and Advocacy: A Conversation with Mr. Maziar Bahari.
In this episode, Dr. Mehak Burza interviews Mr. Maziar Bahari—acclaimed journalist, filmmaker, and author of "Then They Came for Me", a New York Times best seller. Mr. Bahari discusses the Sardari Project, an initiative shedding light on Abdol Hossein Sardari, an Iranian diplomat who saved Jews...
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Ep. 67 Movement and Memory: Dr. Suki John in conversation with Dr. Hanno Berger
We had the honor of speaking with Dr. Suki John, a choreographer, scholar, and activist, about her powerful initiative "The Sh’ma Project". In this episode, Dr. Hanno Berger dives deep into the origins, meaning, and impact of this interdisciplinary work that blends dance, memory, and healing. The...
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Ep. 66 Seeing the Unseen: Julie Brill on her new book - "Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia".
Join Julie Brill in an evocative conversation with Dr. Nils Roemer and Dr. Mehak Burza as they embark on a powerful journey through her new memoir, Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia. Brill uncovers long-buried family secrets, tracing the...
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Ep. 65 Unpacking Resilience: An Afternoon Chat with Mr. Ron Schwarz
In this insightful 13 minute conversation, Dr. Mehak Burza sits down with Mr. Ron Schwarz, the author of "Quiet Strength of Resilience" who briefly discusses the book, sharing the inspiration behind it and the powerful story of his father's journey. He works in the information services area and...
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Ep. 64 Humanities for New Publics: A Conversation with Dr. Irene Kacandes
In this special episode, Dr. Shilyh Warren, Associate Professor of Film Studies and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the Bass School at UTD, speaks with Professor Emerita, Dr. Irene Kacandes, The Dartmouth Professor of German and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College until 2024, about...
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Ep. 63 Walking Tour: Remnants of Terror in Auschwitz and Berlin
Join us for a compelling journey through the ruins of the Nazi reign of terror. In this walking tour episode Dr. Roemer leads Dr. Katie Fisher through the memorial site at Auschwitz and then the Topography of Terror memorial site in Berlin. Beginning in Auschwitz, they confront the horrors of the...
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Ep. 62 A Conversation with Mr. Marc Masurovsky
In this episode Dr. Nils Roemer hosts an engaging conversation with Mr. Marc Masurovsky. Mr. Masurovsky is the the co-founder of the Holocaust Art Restitution Project (HARP) in September 1997 and served as its Director of Research. He explores the challenges of ownership, the role of museums, and...
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Ep. 61 The role of Physicians during the Holocaust with Dr. Stacy Gallin
We are honored to have Dr. Stacy Gallin, a renowned expert in ethics, law, and human rights, as our guest. Dr. Gallin is the Director of the Center to Combat Antisemitism and Reinforce Multicultural Acceptance, or CARMA, which was launched in October 2024. The center’s mission is to combat...
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Ep. 60 An Interview with Dr. Cuellar Cuellar
In this episode, we introduce the newest member of the Ackerman Center faculty, Dr. Cuellar Cuellar, who hails from El Salvador. Dr. Cuellar Cuellar, an assistant professor of history, is not only an academic; she is also a passionate Salvadoran international human rights lawyer with a PhD in...
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Ep. 59 A look at the Netflix series "Transatlantic" with Dr. Hanno Berger
In this episode, Dr. Hanno Berger and Belofsky fellow Angie Simmons explore the Netflix series "Transatlantic," which follows an American journalist in France during 1940-41 as he assists over 2,000 refugees in escaping danger. They discuss the historical context of these events and examine the...
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Ep. 58 Walking Tour: Freud's Vienna and the Echoes of War
In this immersive walking tour episode, step into the streets of Vienna and walk alongside Dr. Shilyh Warren, Associate Professor of Visual & Performing Arts at UT Dallas. Joined by this episode's host, Dr. Katie Fisher, and research assistant Rachel Cattlet, Dr. Warren takes us on a guided tour...
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Ep. 57 Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day
In recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the broader UTD community—including faculty, staff, students, and community members—came together to read poetry, prose, and personal testimony in a variety of languages. This recording was produced in conjunction with the 2023 gathering and features...
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Ep. 56 Arts Based Research - An interview with Dr. Charlotte Schallié
In this episode, Belofsky Fellow Katie Fisher sits down with Dr. Charlotte Schallié, an author and professor of German Studies at the University of Victoria, to discuss the importance of arts-based research. Dr. Schallié spoke at the Annual Scholar’s Conference about her collaborative research…
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Ep. 55 Echoes of Tragedy - An Interview with Father Patrick Desbois
In this episode, Dr. Nils Roemer sits down with Father Patrick Desbois, the esteemed founder of Yahad – in Unum, and they discuss his presentation of the 2024, Einspruch Lectures on the Holocaust and the mission of his organization in identifying Holocaust mass execution sites. The conversation...
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Ep. 54 An Interview with Dr. Hanno Berger
In this episode, Dr. Nils Roemer hosts an an engaging conversation with our newest faculty member, Dr. Hanno Berger, an assistant professor in film studies at the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. Dr. Berger delves into his research on postwar German films, sharing...
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Ep. 53 A look at Bollywood's First Exploration of the Holocaust with Dr. Mehak Burza
Join us as we take a close look at the unique Bollywood film, "Bawaal." Our guest, Dr. Mehak Burza, is an expert in Holocaust studies who teaches in the Department of English at University of Delhi (New Delhi, India). Dr. Nils Roemer and Dr. Burza speak about this film and her recent article "The...
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Ep. 52 An Interview With Dr. Martin Dean
In this episode, Dr. Nils Roemer and Angie Simmons have a meaningful conversation with Dr. Martin Dean, a respected scholar and the 2023 keynote speaker at the Annual Scholar’s Conference. Dr. Dean's book, "Collaboration in the Holocaust: Crimes of the Local Police in Belorussia and Ukraine"...
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Ep. 51 An Interview with Glenn Kurtz
In this episode of the Ackerman Center podcast, we speak with author and Annual Scholar’s Conference keynote speaker Glenn Kurtz about the adaptation of his book Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film into a documentary film titled Three Minutes-A Lengthening. He...
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Ep. 50 "Learning from the Germans - Race and the Memory of Evil" with Susan Neiman
This interview with Susan Neiman—Philosopher, Author, and Director of the Einstein Forum—and Dr. Nils Roemer was recorded in April 2021. The two discuss her book "Learning from the Germans" which delivers an urgently needed perspective on how a country can come to terms with its historical...
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Ep. 49 Holocaust Memorials in Everyday Berlin Life
Join Dr. Nils Roemer and Belofsky fellows Angie Simmons and Katie Fisher on a walking tour of a few memorials scattered around Berlin. This episode dives into the locations and historical context around 5 prominent local Holocaust memorials in Berlin with a focus on what happened after the end of...
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Ep. 48 Walking Tour: Berlin Memorial Sites
Join Dr. Nils Roemer and Belofsky fellow Katie Fisher on a walking tour of three memorials in Berlin—the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism, and the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism. This auditory experience...
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Ep. 47 An Interview with Film Director Sabina Vajrača
In this episode, Dr. Emily-Rose Baker, assistant professor of film studies at UT Dallas, interviews Sabina Vajrača an award-winning film director from Bosnia and Herzegovina who immigrated to the US as a war refugee at the age of 14. Her work deals with representations of inter-ethnic conflict...
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Ep. 46: Kristallnacht - Night of Broken Glass
On November 9, 1938, a day that has come to be known as Kristallnacht, the Nazis orchestrated an attack against Jews, their businesses, synagogues, and their homes. This was followed by mass arrests and deportations to camps. In this episode, Dr. Roemer and Angie Simmons discuss the events that...
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Ep. 45 A Conversation with Dina Porat
Dr. Dina Porat, professor emerita of modern Jewish history at the Department of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University and the chief historian of Yad Vashem, presented the Einspruch Lecture Series at the Ackerman Center this year. Her recent work focuses on debates around the definitions of...
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Ep. 44 Walking Tour: Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Join Dr. Nils Roemer and Belofsky fellow Katie Fisher on a walking tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site outside of Munich, Germany. This auditory experience captures the sound of the present-day landscape with its birdsong and tourist chatter and is layered with historical context...
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Ep. 43 The Forgotten Battle
The 2020 Dutch World War II film, The Forgotten Battle, follows the actions of three young characters: a Dutch Axis soldier, a British glider pilot, and a woman affiliated with the Dutch Resistance, as events unfold during the battle in which Allied forces attempted to regain control of...
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Ep. 42: 1945 Death Marches and the End of The Reich
As it became increasingly clear the Nazis would not overcome the Allied forces and would lose WWII, the Nazis forced survivors of the death camps to march toward the heart of German territory with the idea that they would restart their efforts to exterminate Europe's Jews. In this episode, Dr.…
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Ep. 41: 1944 Shifting Focus and Dismantling of Gas Chambers
Near the end of 1944, Himmler ordered the halt of the Final Solution and the destruction of the gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau. As Allied troops carried out Air Raids on Germany, citizens felt the effects of war on their daily lives forcing the Nazis to shift their focus. In this episode, Dr....
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Ep. 40: 1943 Liquidation of Jewish Ghettos
In 1943 expectations about the outcome of WWII began to point toward the defeat of the Third Reich. Despite growing awareness about the coming fall of the Nazis, they would still go on to kill another 3 million more Jews. In this episode, Dr. Nils Roemer and Belofsky Fellow Angie Simmons discuss...
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The Ackerman Center Podcast provides a space for thoughtful and in-depth conversation about the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights studies. Launched in 2020, this podcast works to extend the conversation beyond academic audiences—providing an educational, engaging, and transformative experience. Through confronting the past, we work to promote solutions for global justice and peace in our world. Listen to all of the seasons of the Ackerman Center Podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and RadioPublic.
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