1.16 I Want You to Know We Are Still Here (with Esther Safran Foer & Franklin Foer)

Joshua and Rabbi Shira reconvene after spending Passover seder with friends and family. As Yom HaShoah (Holocause Remembrance Day) approaches, we take this opportunity to hear an unforgettable family story from Esther Safran Foer and her son Franklin Foer about their ancestry that was affected by the Holocaust. Esther has written a book titled, “I Want You to Know We’re Still Here: A Post Holocaust Memoir” about her experiences.

Episode Timecodes:

(08:42) Interview with Esther and Franklin

(41:01) Rabbi Shira “Counts the Omer”

Show notes: 

1) Esther Safran Foer Book

2) Omer Counter

3) Franklin Foer's Writing

4) Mourner's Kaddish

5) Jonathan Safran Foer Books

6) Joshua Foer's Works

7) Adas Israel Garden of the Righteous

 
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