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Episode 2: Where to From Here?

Hasia Diner

Washington Heights, Mathias Family
The Mathias family preparing to board the “Deutschland” to immigrate to New York, January 1938. LBI Archives, Mathias Family Collection.

Episode 2: LBI Presents - Where To From Here?

Many Jews scrambled to leave 1930s Germany and Austria and ended up all over the world. Mark and historian Hasia Diner dive into the complexities of immigration during one of the most tumultuous moments of the 20th century - highlighting less discussed destinations like Shanghai, the Dominican Republic, and Kenya.

LBI Presents is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute, New York | Berlin and Antica Productions.

Hosted by Mark Oppenheimer.

Executive Producers include Laura Regehr, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producer is Emily Morantz, with help from Maizie Solomon. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson.