7 episodes
We Share The Same Sky Rachael Cerrotti
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4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
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We Share The Same Sky is an intimate portrait of family history that tells the stories of two young women—Hana as a refugee who remains one step ahead of the Nazis at every turn, and Rachael, her granddaughter, on a search to retrace her grandmother’s history. Presented by USC Shoah Foundation, this seven-part narrative series explores how the retelling of family stories becomes history itself and how acts of kindness during war can echo across generations.
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Chapter I: Like An Oak Tree
In the years after her death, I uncovered an incredible archive of her life. She’d left behind boxes upon boxes of letters and photographs and diaries. There were preserved albums dating back to the 1920s and letters she’d sent to lovers. There were report cards and deportation papers and love notes from her parents censored by Nazis. Then, amidst all of these papers, I found a plain manila folder. It had a note on it, written in red ink in her shaky cursive handwriting. She’d written my name.
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Chapter II: Don't Make Waves
The bridge always burned or was destroyed. There was no way to go back again. Once you made another step, you couldn't step back.
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Chapter III: This House Has Memories
“She’s 16. She should be in school. She should be with her family. Her letters shouldn’t be censored. Sentences shouldn’t be blacked out. Envelopes shouldn’t be stamped with a swastika. But I guess you can get used to anything.”
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Chapter IV: The End Of The World
We went to the end of the world and back. We went to the site of their murder. We went to Sobibór.
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Chapter V: I Didn't Ask Him His Name
I always think how different it is, what is in your head and what is in your reality.
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Chapter VI: I'm Going To Jump
"I was a citizen of nothing."
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Customer Reviews
beautiful
Such a poignant story and told in such a poetic way. She has mastered the art of combining storytelling with podcasting. If only I could have learned history by listening to Rachael’s stories when I was growing up. The schools are lucky to have this material to share with its students. Masterful and enlightening. A very important podcast series.
Carole Blueweiss
Wisdom Shared
Wisdom in many dimensions
This is a rich, warm and thoughtful podcast that expands from Holocaust trauma to other peoples who’ve sustained traumatic experiences.
Such a rich narration of a life; of life.
I was intrigued, entertained, saddened, enlightened, and enriched by this moving podcast of Rachel’s and Rachel’s grandmother’s journeys. The historical facts of the holocaust, intertwined with the narrative of Hannah’s, Rachel’s, and others’ lives were so well communicated, it became a great reminder of the horrors of that time, as well as an uplifting story of our shared humanity.