Their Stories Unbroken
Their Stories Unbroken
Podcast Description
Their Stories Unbroken is a podcast that explores how The Holocaust has impacted the lives of Jewish Australians. Through long-form conversation with 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation survivors, we will not only bear witness to the experiences of those that lived through The Shoah - The Hebrew word for the Holocaust meaning catastrophe - but look to gain an insight into what it is like growing up as a descendant of survivors in the shadow of the holocaust.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as intergenerational trauma, the importance of personal testimony, Holocaust education, and cultural resilience, with episodes covering the survivor experience, contemporary antisemitism, and the emotional dynamics of Jewish identity post-Holocaust.
Their Stories Unbroken is a podcast that explores how The Holocaust has impacted the lives of Jewish Australians. Through long-form conversation with 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation survivors, we will not only bear witness to the experiences of those that lived through The Shoah – The Hebrew word for the Holocaust meaning catastrophe – but look to gain an insight into what it is like growing up as a descendant of survivors in the shadow of the holocaust.
This episode was recorded in September 2025, 3 months prior to the horrific terrorist attacks targeting the Jewish Community celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach on December 14. This is true for all episodes that will make up Season 1, which were all recorded prior to this tragedy. The introduction to Caity’s episode was recorded after these events and as such I take some time to reflect on some of my thoughts and offer my love, sorrow and solidarity to all members of the Jewish Community. However, after the first five or so minutes of this episode, we continue with Part 2of this three part mini-series that began with Rachel Goldberg and continues today with Caity.
Caitlin Faiman is the second child and only daughter to Rachel and Alan Goldberg. Rachel was born in Fergana, USSR in 1943, while Alan was a 4th generation Jewish Australian. Caity is a teacher at Bialik College and is Director of The Rosenkranz Centre, which focuses on enrichment and extension learning opportunities throughout the College. This includes a strong connection with Project Zero, housed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Episode Timestamps
Introduction – 0:00 – 7:14
Part 1 – 7:15 – 29:40
Part 2 – 29:41 – 59:30
Outro – 59:31 – 61:27
Special thanks to:
Bialik College – https://www.bialik.vic.edu.au/
Bialik College Parents Association – https://www.bialik.vic.edu.au/community/parents-association
Bialik College Foundation – https://foundation.bialik.vic.edu.au/
Yad Vashem – https://www.yadvashem.org/
Gandel Foundation – https://gandelfoundation.org.au/
Adam Starr – https://www.starrmusic.com.au/
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Podcast by Matthew Sortino
Music by Adam Starr
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