hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 476: Legacy Chronicles with Zachary Graulich and guest Janet Horvath on hmTv
In this powerful episode of Legacy Chronicles on hmTv, Zachary Graulich speaks with Janet Horvath, second-generation Holocaust survivor, acclaimed cellist, author, and educator, about her family’s extraordinary story of survival, silence, discovery, and legacy. Janet reflects on her parents’ lives in Budapest during the Holocaust, their survival against impossible odds, and the years of unspoken trauma that shaped her childhood.
She shares the remarkable journey that began with one simple question to her father about Leonard Bernstein and led to a decade-long search through archives, family history, and postwar records, ultimately resulting in her book The Cello Still Sings. Through music, memory, and courageous conversation, Janet explores how art helped survivors reclaim dignity and hope in the aftermath of devastation.
This moving conversation also highlights the responsibility of second-generation survivors to preserve memory, confront hatred, and engage new audiences in Holocaust education. With insight, grace, and emotional honesty, Janet offers a deeply personal and timely reminder that history must not only be remembered, but shared.