Exile podcast

Exile

Welcome to Exile, a podcast about Jewish lives under the shadow of fascism. Narrated by award-winning screen and stage actor, Mandy Patinkin. Untold stories and firsthand accounts drawn from intimate letters, diaries and interviews found in the Leo Baeck Institute’s vast archive. Each episode, a story of beauty and danger that brings history to life. Because the past is always present. Starting November 1, episodes are released weekly every Tuesday. The Leo Baeck Institute, New York | Berlin is a research library and archive focused on the history of German-speaking Jews. Antica Productions produces award-winning non-fiction podcasts, films and series which inform and inspire audiences around the world.

Welcome to Exile, a podcast about Jewish lives under the shadow of fascism. Narrated by award-winning screen and stage actor, Mandy Patinkin. Untold stories and firsthand accounts drawn from intimate letters, diaries and interviews found in the Leo Baeck Institute’s vast archive. Each episode, a story of beauty and danger that brings history to life. Because the past is always present. Starting November 1, episodes are released weekly every Tuesday. The Leo Baeck Institute, New York | Berlin is a research library and archive focused on the history of German-speaking Jews. Antica Productions produces award-winning non-fiction podcasts, films and series which inform and inspire audiences around the world.

 

#44

Best of Exile: “Hopefully It’s Not Too Late By Then"

As we prepare our fifth season of Exile, we’re looking back at our favorite episodes from ... more

29 Apr 2025

37 MINS

37:14

29 Apr 2025


#43

Best of Exile: Jackie Gerlich - The Road From Vienna to Oz

As we prepare our fifth season of Exile, we’re looking back at our favorite episodes from ... more

22 Apr 2025

32 MINS

32:42

22 Apr 2025


#42

Best of Exile: Before Dr. Ruth

As we prepare our fifth season of Exile, we’re looking back at our favorite episodes from ... more

15 Apr 2025

45 MINS

45:06

15 Apr 2025


#41

Best of Exile: Love in the Time of Fascism

As we prepare our fifth season of Exile, we’re looking back at our favorite episodes from ... more

08 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:49

08 Apr 2025


#40

Best of Exile: Summer in Caputh

As we prepare our fifth season of Exile, we’re looking back at our favorite episodes from ... more

01 Apr 2025

31 MINS

31:59

01 Apr 2025


#39

Best of Exile: Librarian Turned Spy

As we prepare our fifth season of Exile, we’re looking back at our favorite episodes from ... more

25 Mar 2025

40 MINS

40:41

25 Mar 2025


#38

Episode 24: Breaking Atoms, Breaking Barriers

At the dawn of the 1930s, Germany is a physics powerhouse, where great minds like Albert E... more

25 Feb 2025

38 MINS

38:38

25 Feb 2025


#37

Episode 23: Song of Resistance

For Karl Adler, there is nothing more powerful than music. While recovering from an injury... more

18 Feb 2025

33 MINS

33:03

18 Feb 2025


#36

Episode 22: Simson & Co: A Family Forged in Steel

The Simson family business has been manufacturing everything from firearms to vehicles for... more

11 Feb 2025

29 MINS

29:43

11 Feb 2025


#35

Episode 21: The Heiress Who Helped End School Segregation

Hilde Mosse comes from one of the wealthiest families in Berlin and stands to inherit an e... more

04 Feb 2025

35 MINS

35:10

04 Feb 2025


#34

Episode 20: From Cradle to Grave

Jacob Jacobson dedicates his life to archiving the history of Jews in Germany. For years, ... more

28 Jan 2025

31 MINS

31:19

28 Jan 2025


#33

Episode 19: Core Strength: The Story of a Pilates Icon

Carola’s dream is to be a dancer. In 1935, she moves from Germany to Paris to pursue a car... more

21 Jan 2025

41 MINS

41:17

21 Jan 2025


#32

Episode 18: The Heroes of Neu Isenburg - A Sanctuary Under Siege

For years, Emma Haas and Helene Krämer have been the dedicated stewards of the Neu Isenbur... more

20 Aug 2024

32 MINS

32:25

20 Aug 2024


#31

Episode 17: "Hopefully It’s Not Too Late By Then"

Robert Bachrach is a buttoned-up doctor and dedicated researcher. Leo Hochner is a bon-viv... more

13 Aug 2024

37 MINS

37:14

13 Aug 2024


#30

Episode 16: The Artist Who Made Beauty Out of Destruction

To Samson Schames, art is everything. When fleeing the Nazis lands him in an English inter... more

06 Aug 2024

34 MINS

34:47

06 Aug 2024


#29

Episode 15: The Model Ghetto

In 1943, 13-year-old Zuzana Justman and her family are sent to Theresienstadt, a transit c... more

30 Jul 2024

41 MINS

41:22

30 Jul 2024


#28

Episode 14: Jackie Gerlich - The Road From Vienna to Oz

Leo Fuks is a born performer. So when, in 1936, a vaudeville impresario shows up to recrui... more

23 Jul 2024

32 MINS

32:42

23 Jul 2024


#27

Episode 13: Lily Renee's Glamorous Revenge

Exiled from her comfortable life in Vienna and left to fend for herself on the Kindertrans... more

16 Jul 2024

37 MINS

37:04

16 Jul 2024


#26

LBI Presents - Episode 10: A 16th Century Flame War

In the Holy Roman Empire in the early 1500s, there was a campaign to burn all Jewish books... more

05 Mar 2024

24 MINS

24:13

05 Mar 2024


#25

LBI Presents - Episode 9: Food as Power

You may have heard of the transit camp Theresienstadt as a place of hope and resilience th... more

20 Feb 2024

28 MINS

28:25

20 Feb 2024


#24

LBI Presents - Episode 8: Propaganda for Breakfast

In 1933, Joseph Goebbels said that the Nazis could never have taken power without the radi... more

06 Feb 2024

31 MINS

31:31

06 Feb 2024


#23

LBI Presents - Episode 7: Life Doesn’t Last, Art Doesn’t Last

In the 1960s, artist Eva Hesse found herself at the center of the iconic New York contempo... more

23 Jan 2024

28 MINS

28:03

23 Jan 2024


#22

LBI Presents - Episode 6: Ghosts of Your Family Past

On this episode, we bring you two stories of people who unexpectedly unearthed their perso... more

09 Jan 2024

26 MINS

26:47

09 Jan 2024


#21

LBI Presents - Episode 5: Fact, Fiction, and Finding Yourself

The archive and library at LBI contains over 2000 memoirs. On this episode, Mark and liter... more

19 Dec 2023

29 MINS

29:48

19 Dec 2023