Tune into an insightful lecture by Audrey Friedman Marcus, widow of Fred Marcus. At fifteen, Fred Marcus and his father left Germany to escape the Nazis. Their destination was Shanghai, one of few places at that time with no entry requirements. Recently compiled and published, Marcus's diaries provide a vivid picture of the unfamiliar, challenging environment faced by this courageous young man and 20,000 fellow refugees.
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In Conversation with W.S. Merwin
In a career spanning five decades, W.S. Merwin, lauded poet, translator, and environmental activist, has become one of the most widely read poets in America.
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Bruce Feiler - America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story
Distinguished author and journalist Bruce Feiler discusses his book America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story.
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Temple Grandin - Animals Make Us Human
Grandin offers remarkable insights into animal behavior from her unique position at the intersection of autism and science.
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Susan Griffin - Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy
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Oscar Weingart says :
I am doing research for a talk on the Jews of Shanghai to be given at Temple Beth El in Riverside. This podcast gave me lots of new information, and I will surely read the book. I can't remember ever being so moved.