SynopsisA preview of the upcoming series Born to Remember,  the inspiring and heart-wrenching stories of Claire Soria in her own words. From her life before WWII in Belgium, hiding as a Jewish child during the Nazi occupation, her voyage to the USA in late 1940s and so much more. This is a tale that spans the world from a village in Poland to the shores of Ellis Island , a small apartment above a bread factory in Brussels to an orphanage in Cleveland. Come on this multi episode journey to hear this Holocaust survivor share her life long journey and the story of her family and loved ones told directly to her grandson Joe Soria. Welcome to Born To Remember: Claire Soria. Episode 1 Release Date: March 20, 2022If you like what you hear, please subscribe on your preferred podcast platform to get the latest episodes as they are released.--------Note From The CreatorMy grandma Claire Soria has always told me pieces of her stories forever and then would say “Remember when I told you…”It’s a phrase we often hear but I think most people use it as a trigger not to firm up their memory.Despite hearing so many tales for so many years, I still feel I had no ability to recollect details and info and family members and felt it necessary to get these stories in their best form, directly from the person in the ultimate oral tradition of the Jewish people.A life well lived is worthy of making sure it is a life well remembered.--------CREDITSStoryteller/Inspiration: Claire SoriaWritten/Directed: Joe SoriaEdited: Joe Soria & Leland HoldenProduced: Joe SoriaAdditional Guests: Jessica Soria Korsunsky, Jacqueline SoriaEpisode Notes Research: Kate LichotaAdditional Music: Christopher MorganSpecial Thanks To Robert Soria for recording assistance and setup assistance for interviews. Additional Info/Episode Notes: Born To Remember WebsiteBorn To Remember Facebook PageAny proceeds from this show will go to various Jewish and Orphan charities including: https://www.survivormitzvah.org/https://bluecardfund.org/

The story of Claire's beloved cousin Nina Majster and her family in the days before and during WWII in Belgium, Auschwitz & beyond. Born to Remember Podcast WebsiteJoin The Born To Remember on FacebookEach episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.Our first donation will go to The Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler County.-----Want to dive deeper into topics discussed in this episode? Episode 1 NotesLaeken, Brussels - Claire's BirthplaceBrussels, Belgium - Claire's Childhood HomeThe history of BrusselsBelgium during World War IIJewish cultural heritage sites in BelgiumCoal mining sites in BelgiumLanguages spoken in BelgiumRypin, PolandJewish underground fighters during the Spanish Civil War (including Claire’s father) Belgian Resistance during WWIIWhy the Belgian Resistance Deserves More AttentionGerman invasion of Belgium in 1940Additional articlesSiegal, Nina.“A Film Captures Jewish Life in a Polish Town Before the Nazis Arrived.” New York Times. January 5, 2022. Online edition. Film clip available online via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.International Review of Social History , Volume 60 , Issue S1: Migration and Ethnicity in Coalfield History: Global Perspectives , December 2015 , pp. 13 - 39-----CREDITSCreated, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria. And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.Have a question? Email at borntorememberpodcast@gmail.com.

Part two tells the story of Claire's family life in Belgium at the dawn of World War II.All Episodes: Born to Remember Podcast WebsiteLatest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember - Facebook / Instagram . Each episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.Our second donation will go to The Hidden Child Foundation (ADL).-----Want to dive deeper into topics discussed in this episode?Using Yiddish to fight the “othering” of Jews in Poland via the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of WashingtonThe Sound of Jewish Life in Poland via the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of WashingtonJewish Life in Argentina: A Cultural Guide via Wander ArgentinaArgentina Virtual Jewish History Tour via the Jewish Virtual LibraryJews in Argentina via Google Arts & CultureJewish Immigration to Argentina via the Brown University Library Center for Digital ScholarshipHow South America Became a Nazi Haven Via History.comRatlines (German: Rattenlinien) - a system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe via WikipediaThe ‘hidden’ Nazis of Argentina via Historiamag.comThe Twentieth Train: The True Story of the Ambush of the Death Train to Auschwitz by Marion Schreiber - published by Grove AtlanticAttack on the 20th Train Convoy via WikipediaEscaping the train to Auschwitz via BBC NewsDeportation of Jews from Mechelen, Belgium via the Holocaust Encyclopedia (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)-----CREDITSCreated, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.Want to reach out? Email at borntorememberpodcast@gmail.com.

Claire Soria details the story of the Sabauxs, the neighbors who took her in and hid her as their own grandchild during the Nazi occupation of Belgium  in World War II.All Episodes: Born to Remember Podcast WebsiteLatest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember - Facebook / Instagram .Each episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.Our third donation will go to The Survivor Mitzvah Project.-----Want to dive deeper into topics discussed in this episode? The Foreign Excellent Raincoat Company was the name of the Brussels company that was established in December 1938, by Polish-French Jewish businessman and ardent communist, Léon Grossvogel on behalf of Red Army Intelligence spy Leopold Trepper, as a cover organization for Soviet espionage operations in Europe during Nazi Germany.Jewish Hidden Children in Belgium During the Holocaust: A comparative study of their hiding places at Christian establishments, private families, and Jewish orphanages by Charlotte Decoster, U of North Texas 2006. I Survived The Holocaust As A ‘Hidden Child’—Thanks to the Mercy Of Strangers by Suzanne Loebl, Forward.comMy Mother Was A 'Hidden Child' During The Holocaust. She'd Be Horrified By What's Happening At The Border by Edith Goldenhar, WBUR.org'Hidden child' tells his story of surviving Holocaust by Brian Brackens, 88th Air Base Wing Office of Public AffairsHidden Victims // Rachelle & Jack Goldstein  Alan Goldstein, Tampa Bay TimesComing Out of Hiding: Childhoods as Non-Jews  Frank J. Prial, New York TimesBibliography of Hidden Children resources (USHMM)Created, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.Want to reach out? Email at borntorememberpodcast@gmail.com.

Young Clara leaves Belgium and makes her journey to America through England and NYC to find her new home in America. But it turns out her Aunt in Cleveland is not as welcoming as she hoped.All Episodes: Born to Remember Podcast WebsiteLatest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember - Facebook / Instagram .Each episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.Our next donation will go to Bellefaire JCB in Cleveland - Claire's transitional foster home and care facility.---Want to dive deeper into topics discussed in this episode? An Orphan of the Holocaust: His Journey to America - Prologue MagazineInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) actions (and inactions) during the HolocaustThe International Tracing Service and the ICRCHistory Timeline of the Bellfaire OrphanageThe Kindertransport AssociationHIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)---Created, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.Want to reach out? Email at borntorememberpodcast@gmail.com.

Claire and her family remember her beloved husband Gerard Soria and the pivotal importance of him and his family taking her in as their own. Learn about his fascinating roots in Tunisia and Italy plus his arrival with his parents and siblings in NY and OH post World War II and how they all ended up with a last name, Soria, that was a village in Spain. May 2022 would have been Jerry's 88th birthday and Claire and Jerry's 66th wedding anniversary.Each episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.This week's donation will go to Jewish War Veterans - https://www.jwv.org/, a cause Jerry supported and donated his time to during his retirement years.All Episodes: Born to Remember Podcast WebsiteLatest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember - Facebook / Instagram.---Created, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.Want to reach out? Email at borntorememberpodcast@gmail.com.

On this final stretch of episodes of Claire will be discussing some of her favorite things and stories from weaving family connections to family vacations and much more.Each episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.This week's donation will go to Jewish Family and Children's Services.All Episodes: Born to Remember Podcast WebsiteLatest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember - Facebook / Instagram.---CREDITSCreated, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.

Claire goes fangirl on her favorite musician and talks more about how she started teaching piano.Each episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.This week's donation will go to Artists 4 Israel which promotes Israel's right to exist with peace and security through artAll Episodes: Born to Remember Podcast WebsiteLatest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember - Facebook / Instagram.---Created, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.

On this final stretch of episodes of Claire will be discussing some of her favorite things and stories from weaving family connections to family vacations and much more.Each episode will also include a link to a select charity that any proceeds from the episode and series will go. Any support you wish to give will also be more than welcome.This week's donation will go to Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey - https://jfnnj.org/.All Episodes: https://www.borntorememberpodcast.com/Latest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember -https://www.facebook.com/borntoremember---Created, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.

On this Bonus episode Joe shows Claire her Childhood home via Google Maps on Zoom.All Episodes: https://www.borntorememberpodcast.com/Latest Updates/Photos: Born To Remember -https://www.facebook.com/borntoremember---Created, Directed, Written & Produced by Joe SoriaEdited by Leland Holden + Joe SoriaAdditional Production Assistance By Kate LichotaOriginal Music By Chris MorganA special thanks to Robert Soria, Jessica Soria Korsunsky and Jacqueline Soria.And of course the biggest thanks goes to Claire Soria for her willingness to share her story.