Dan Farah coming to America

The story of my dad and how he came to America and started a life from almost nothing

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Grace Burton-Edwards and Laurence Schlesinger

One Small Step conversation partners Rev. Grace Burton-Edwards (56) and Rabbi Laurence "Larry" Schlesinger (72) have a conversation about Israel, religion, and fostering connection between religions.

A Great Thanksgiving Listen with the Saba Family

This interview was between Presley Rayon and her maternal grandmother, Jeanette Saba. Jeanette Saba was born on April 27, 1945 in Beit-Jala, Palestine. They discussed Jeanette’s childhood, her husband, her children, and her strong faith.

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Abraham Brawer, Lynnette Brawer, and Todd Paler

Abraham Brawer (83) talks with his daughter and son-in-law Lynnette Brawer (47) and Todd Paler (47) about life in Nazi Occupied Europe, his journey to Israel where he worked on kibbutzes and served in the military,his immigration to South America...

John Friedrich interviews Bob Alpern, Part 3

John Friedrich (55) interviews Bob Alpern (92) about his anti-Vietnam War activism, including a meeting with then Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and protesting with Dick Gregory, Candice Bergen, Benjamin Spock, and Carl Hess. Bob talks about visiting India, where...

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Ed Dean and Claire Goforth

Claire Goforth (39), a liberal former alt-weekly editor, talks to her friend Ed Dean (42), a conservative radio show host, about social media, the news and how their views have shifted over the years.

Dan Palmer and his grandmother Nazar Awwad talk about her life.

In this interview, conducted November 24, 2017 in Albany, NY, Dan Palmer (16) interviews his bilingual (in Arabic and English) Grandmother, Nazar Awwad (73), about her life in America as well as in the Middle East. Nazar shares some of...

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Mike Alewitz and Guido Garaycochea

Friends Mike Alewitz (70) and Guido Garaycochea (59) discuss Mike’s position as a censored artist, what it has been like to paint murals around the world and see them destroyed, all while conveying the message of workers' struggles.

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Samira Jubran and Deeyar Jubran

Samira Jubran (60) and her daughter Deeyar Jubran (31) talk about their family in Palestine and the ways that Palestinian identity has shaped them.

Survival

My grandfathers father and mother were Jews in Palestine when the British were in charge and were able to stay this way and stay a Jewish family through multiple struggles.

The real truth about Israel with Riad Toukhly interviewed by Yusef Chehab

the proof that Palestine was taken by Israel, and that Israel was never a thing until 75 years ago.

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Brigid Murphy and Rhea Lieber

Rhea Lieber (18) and friend Brigid Murphy (18) talk about their big change coming up: graduation, their experiences at Hands of Peace and their thoughts on what the impact their camp dialogues will have on the "conflict" between Israel and...

Madj’s story

Her story of what it was like where she was growing up. When she came to US, what it was like.

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Janet AlJunaidi and Norah AlJunaidi

Janet AlJunaidi (59) shares a conversation with her daughter Norah AlJunaidi (24) as they reflect on their service trip to Palestine and the way the Pandemic has impacted their life.

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Susan Kelley and Grace Kelley

Susan Kelley (57) sits down with her mother, Grace Kelley (89), to talk about her experience immigrating to the United States from Palestine, to discuss her passions for nursing and music, and to remember members of their family who have...

Eva Perlman & Annette Weinberg

Eva was eight months old when Hitler come to power. Her father was part of the resistance and fled with her and her brothers to Marseille, France then on to Lyon where he continued to fight for the resistance. Her...

Caroline Weingarten & Annette Weinberg

Caroline, 98, sat down with Annette to share her story about surviving the Holocaust. She was 13 when Hitler came into power. Looking for a way out, she was one of 300 who were allowed to go to Palestine, because...