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3GDC Presents - 30 Minutes with a 3G

20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

3GDC brings to you a podcast series hosted by Mark Joseph Stern of the DC area, a grandson of a Holocaust survivor. The show highlights conversations with other grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, known as "3Gs," or "third generation" survivors in the DC area. Each episode features a unique family story told by a 3G as "Thirty Minutes with a 3G."

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Episodes

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Yevette Smith

October 02, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

In a new episode, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Yevette Smith, a 3G whose grandfather took a circuitous path from Europe to Chicago, where he found and married the love of his life.

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Adam Zimmerman

August 21, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

In a new episode, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Adam Zimmerman, a 3G who teaches a 7th grade Holocaust and Jewish Identity class at Temple Beth Ami. 

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Shelley Rood Wernick

July 17, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB

In a new episode, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Shelley Rood Wernick, a 3G who serves as Managing Director of the Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma at the Jewish Federations of North America.

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Andrea Goldstein

May 30, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

In a new episode of 30 Minutes With a 3G, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Andrea Goldstein, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust, about the stories she heard growing up and the importance of passing along that history to the next generation.

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Mike Salamon

April 21, 2023 18:51 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB

In a new episode of 30 Minutes With a 3G, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Mike Salamon, the grandson of four Holocaust survivors, about his family's history, its impact on his work today, and his passion for helping others understand the true meaning of "never again." 

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Laura Bakst, Part 2

November 03, 2022 12:30 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Laura Bakst, an attorney in D.C., about her grandparents’ lives in the wake of the Holocaust. After meeting at a displaced persons camp, her grandparents made their way to the United States, starting a family that served as a testament to their faith and perseverance. Laura also describes the immense impact of her grandparents’ experience on her own career, and explains her decision to document their lives in a book, The Shoemaker's Son. This is the second of tw...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Laura Bakst

August 23, 2022 16:20 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Just released! In the latest episode of 30 Minutes with a 3G, Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Laura Bakst, an attorney in D.C. Laura's grandmother and grandfather both survived the Holocaust, though each had very different—and harrowing—experiences. In this episode, Laura tells Mark about her grandparents' remarkable escape from antisemitic persecution and Nazi atrocities, which she documents in her book, The Shoemaker's Son. This is the first of two episodes with Laura.

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Jeff Robins

May 11, 2022 21:27 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB

In our season three premiere, new host Mark Joseph Stern speaks with Jeffrey Robins, an attorney in the DC area. Jeff's grandfather was born in Poland and emigrated to the United States after surviving the Holocaust. In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the impact of a survivor's story on their children and grandchildren; the investigative work that so many 3Gs undertake to uncover their family's history; and the urgent, continued need for Holocaust education. They also explore how Jeff's c...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Rachel Lipman of Loew Vineyards

December 03, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MB

In this episode, we meet 5th generation wine maker Rachel Lipman who currently manages most aspects of the operations for her family vineyard in Mt. Airy, MD, started by her grandfather Bill Loew who is a Holocaust survivor.  Prior to WWII, her family had established the first national meadery and beeswax production in Poland and Rachel has been able to dig up fascinating old documents corroborating the business' success and reach before the Nazis and Russians occupied the area.  Rachel was ...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Josh Fishbein

November 29, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 41.2 MB

In this episode, we learn about Josh Fishbein's maternal grandmother who went into hiding as a child with her extended family outside Nazi-occupied Patras, Greece and ultimately forged a lifelong connection with the Christian family who saved them. Inspired by his grandmother's survival story, Josh recently composed a 20-minute Cantata (choral work) called "Out of the Ashes of the Holocaust" which he hopes honors both his family and the compassion and courage of the Michaloses in Greece.

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Robyn Miller-Tarnoff & Nina Levinson Navisky

November 23, 2021 19:02 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MB

In a new twist for season two, Toby Kaminsky interviews cousins Robyn Miller-Tarnoff and Nina Navisky, whose grandmothers were sisters from a large family and escaped Vienna mostly by foot.  Although their grandmothers were reticent about their Holocaust experiences and preferred to focus on building their lives in Flint, Michigan, after the war, Robyn and Nina learned of their courage and resourcefulness and draw strength from their family story as adults today.  

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Season 2 Introduction

November 22, 2021 17:00 - 3 minutes - 1.31 MB

In this mini-episode, Toby previews the second season of Thirty Minutes with a 3G. Enjoy and tune in soon for this season and more! 

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Season 1 Epilogue

August 11, 2021 14:39 - 4 minutes - 1.49 MB

In this mini-episode, Toby reviews the opening slate of episodes to wrap up the inaugural 'season' of Thirty Minutes with a 3G. Enjoy and tune in soon for more episodes!

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Dana Foster of 3GDC

August 10, 2021 14:38 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MB

In this episode, Dana Foster tells us about her grandfather who traveled as a teen from Germany to boarding school in England, immigrated independently to the United States and proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII.  He was right to always describe his life and immigration story as a "big, happy adventure" and he later helped found the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum so that his survival story would live on for future generations. Dana's work as a Jewish educator also ensures that teens...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Mike Schroeder of 3GDC

August 01, 2021 21:53 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MB

In this episode, we learn about Mike Schroeder's grandfather who had the opportunity to "sit out" the war from the comfort of the United States but instead went back to Europe to save his girlfriend, who later became his wife; their epic love story and journey spanned Europe, Asia and North America, with crucial intervention from diplomats in the Netherlands and Japan.  It's no wonder that Mike teaches international studies as faculty of American University's School of International Service ...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: AJ Siegel of 3GDC

June 03, 2021 01:25 - 29 minutes - 23.4 MB

AJ Siegel is a DC resident for the last 7 years after having started his career back in his hometown of West Hartford, CT. He is a father of an amazing, rambunctious 2 year old named Talia, the husband of the successful and stunning Camille and dog-daddy to two troublesome dachshunds. AJ is a Experience Architect at ServiceNow, helping customers understand that actual humans use their technology tools, and it's their job to make it easy to use. Once that is sorted out his home office becomes...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Lizzie Westin of 3GDC

April 16, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 23.8 MB

Lizzie Gelernter Westin was born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia and has lived in the DC area since college.  She currently lives in Potomac, MD with her husband, son, and daughter. She is proud to have been one of the founding members of DC Young Leaders Chapter of HIAS (although it is no longer active in that format) and has been active with the Refugee Committee of her synagogue because of her family's own refugee history. She works in the Enterprise Data Platforms team at FINRA. In this ...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Matt Gever of 3GDC

April 16, 2021 00:30 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MB

A current Generations After Board Member, Matt Gever also serves as the  newsletter editor of 3GDC. His parents Eli and Rocha Gever (nee Levinson) are both survivors from Latvia. In December 2018, Matt participated in a study trip to Poland that examined Polish-Jewish relations and the purported resurgence of Jewish life in Poland. When not working on Shoah-related events, he is active at Sixth and I synagogue and with DC Jews on Bikes. He currently lives in the Petworth neighborhood of DC ...

Thirty Minutes with a 3G: Justin Weitz of 3GDC

April 15, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 23.3 MB

Justin Weitz is originally from New Jersey.   He moved to the DC area in 2012, and lives in DC with his husband, Kevin.  Justin is an attorney who works for the government investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime.  Justin is a big runner and fan of everything outdoors, and has the misfortune of being a Mets fan. In this episode, we learn that all four of Justin's grandparents survived the Holocaust and he lucked into an amazing trip retracing places in the Ukraine where his family ...

Thirty Minutes With a 3G: Introduction by Toby Kaminsky of 3GDC

April 07, 2021 01:22 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MB

In this introduction, Toby Kaminsky, who is a grandchild of a Holocaust survivor, explains her involvement in 3GDC, a group representing "3Gs" or third generation Holocaust survivors in the Washington, DC area.  Toby's "Oma" (grandmother) Jenny and aunt Helga escaped Vienna by way of Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy and England before making a new life in the United States which would include the birth of Toby's mother Fran in 1949. In each podcast episode, Toby interviews 3Gs with fa...