hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 488: Legacy Chronicles with Donna Rosenblum and guest Elaine Culbertson on hmTv
In Episode 488 of Legacy Chronicles on hmTv, host Donna Rosenblum welcomes educator, author, and second-generation Holocaust survivor Elaine Culbertson for a deeply personal and thought-provoking conversation about family legacy, inherited trauma, and the responsibility to remember.
Elaine reflects on her parents’ survival during the Holocaust, their lives in Poland, and the painful losses that shaped her family’s story. She shares what it was like growing up in a home shaped by Yiddish language, survivor memories, and the unspoken divide between life inside the house and the outside American world. Through moving stories from her childhood, Elaine offers powerful insight into the second-generation experience and the lasting impact of being raised by survivor parents.
The conversation also explores Elaine’s path into Holocaust education, from her years as an English teacher in Philadelphia to her work helping develop Holocaust curriculum and her connection to the groundbreaking teachings of Vladka Meed. Together, Donna and Elaine discuss the importance of spiritual resistance, the persistence of antisemitism, and why Holocaust education remains as urgent as ever.
This episode is a moving reminder that memory is not only about the past. It is a living legacy carried forward through stories, teaching, and the courage to speak.
Tune in for an honest and powerful discussion about survival, identity, education, and the enduring responsibility to honor the past.