Yasha
Jeremy GendelmanExperience the harrowing true story of a Jewish boy and his family's 6-year flight across the Soviet Union during World War II. When the Nazi invasion threatens their small town in Belarus, 11-year-old Yasha's mother makes a decision that will save the lives of generations to come: the decision to flee. What follows is an odyssey spanning thousands of miles across a war-torn nation, caught between... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | HistoryDocumentarySociety & Culture | |||
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In this bonus episode, host Jeremy Gendelman sits down with Buzzsprout to talk about how a 2008 camcorder interview with his grandfather became a narrative documentary podcast. Learn what spurred him to rediscover the recordings more than a decade la... more
EPISODE 5 -- Yasha’s family shelters in an abandoned circus while enduring hard labor in the dead of winter. When his mother resolves to leave once more, another arduous journey is punctuated by the unexpected kindness of strangers and the harsh new ... more
EPISODE 4 -- As the Nazis close in on the Caucasus, Yasha’s family joins thousands of evacuees at the Caspian Sea before enduring a harrowing three-month transport north. Stripped of their passports and packed into cattle cars, they grapple with hung... more
EPISODE 3 -- Displaced to a Soviet collective farm in the Caucasus, eleven-year-old Yasha is forced into farm labor while we contend with the absurdities of Stalin’s “utopian” system. When the family breaks from the farm in search of autonomy, Yasha ... more
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- Well done…!
Amazing story, beautifully narrated!
Apple Podcasts5OrtizA01
United States5 days ago - Masterclass in narrative storytelling
What a ride! Hearing Yasha’s voice directly from recordings made years before his passing gives this show an authentic soul that history podcasts very rarely capture. The production quality is top-tier! If you enjoy This American Life or any podcasts with elite storytelling, this is for you. He balances intimate primary audio with much needed historical context that explains the impossible choices, legal realities, and social pressures his family faced while fleeing across the Soviet Union.
Thi... more
Apple Podcasts5joshthecowboyUnited States17 days ago - Great story but difficult to understand at times due to accent
Love the stories! It’s just very difficult sometimes to understand the grandfather speaking. I feel like I missed a lot.
Apple Podcasts3Spanish!gUnited States20 days ago - Thoughtfully told
This is a high-quality podcast in both terms of the content of the story and its professional production. Yasha tells a story that is both foreign and yet feels familiar. It’s the type of story we losing each passing day and I’m glad podcast like this exist to preserve these stories.
Apple Podcasts5El FranchiseUnited Statesa month ago - Listen with Care
Where you find this story: Yasha’s voice pierces personal history. Remarkable narration relates what matters. This is where writing what you know delivers what’s next: survival.
Apple Podcasts5425wUnited Statesa month ago
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Apple Podcasts | #54 | United States/History |
Apple Podcasts | #74 |  Canada/History |
Apple Podcasts | #105 |  United Kingdom/History |
Apple Podcasts | #182 |  Australia/History |
Apple Podcasts | #56 |  Saudi Arabia/History |
Apple Podcasts | #131 |  New Zealand/History |
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