Guests: Jeremy Stowe-Lindner

• Principal of Bialik College in Melbourne, Australia, since 2012

• Originally from the UK and was Founding Headteacher of Jewish Community Secondary School, London

• History teacher, renowned school and community leader

• Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders

• Board member of several not-for-profits

👤 Amanda Castellan-Starr

• Assistant Principal & Director of Jewish Life at Bialik College

• Over 25 years teaching Jewish Studies

• Former curriculum leader at Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Graduate of the Senior Educators Program at Hebrew University

• Studied extensively at Yad Vashem

• Deeply connected to Holocaust education, both professionally and personally

We introduce the podcasts purpose to explore how the Holocaust has shaped Jewish Australian families across generations.

Together, we discuss:

• Bearing Witness Through Storytelling The importance of personal testimony and preserving individual stories to keep memory alive.

• Intergenerational Trauma & Resilience How trauma, guilt, and survival shaped the identities and family dynamics of descendants.

• Education & Pedagogy The challenges of teaching the Holocaust sensitively and meaningfully to different age groups.

• History of Bialik College The school’s founding during WWII as a secular Zionist institution, evolving into a pluralist Jewish community hub.

• Complex Definitions of Survivor Expanding who we consider survivors—not only those in camps, but also those who fled or hid.

• Memory and Legacy Balancing remembrance of tragedy with celebration of Jewish life and culture before the Holocaust.

• Confronting Antisemitism Reflecting on the rise of contemporary antisemitism and the importance of standing up to hate.

• Resistance and Hope Stories of spiritual and cultural resistance—like maintaining traditions—as powerful acts of defiance.

• Why Study the Holocaust? Questioning if “never again” is enough and exploring deeper reasons for remembrance and education.

• Introduction – 0:00 to 9:07

• Part 1 – 9:08 to 32:34

• Part 2 – 32:35 to 54:19

• Outro – 54:20 to 55:29

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