A 51-minute radio special created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will be broadcast on a local radio station next week.
“Confronting Hatred: 70 Years after the Holocaust” will air on KQED 88.5 FM at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 16.
The documentary, part of the museum’s ongoing efforts to foster greater understanding of the relevance of Holocaust history today, features an array of people from diverse backgrounds.
Listeners will hear personal stories from a former skinhead, an imam and a prosecutor for the Rwandan genocide trials — as well as heavy metal singer David Draiman, filmmaker Errol Morris and survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel.
“The Holocaust was the ultimate manifestation of unchecked hatred,” said Aleisa Fishman, a historian for the museum’s initiative on Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism. “We hope listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the subtle and overt ways in which we are confronted with hateful ideas and how people can take action against them.”
“Confronting Hatred” is based on the long-running “Voices on Antisemitism” podcast series produced by the museum. More than 100 episodes can be accessed for free on iTunes or at www.ushmm.org/confronting-hatred, where the documentary can also be streamed.