“This isn’t just a story of suffering.
It’s a story of survival—and sacred persistence.”
Door to Door is a deeply personal, five-part podcast series tracing one Jewish family’s multigenerational pilgrimage from a once-lost home in Wachenbuchen, Germany, to the present-day echoes of inherited memory, trauma, and resilience.
Told through archival recordings, family reflections, and emotional returns to ancestral ground, this podcast chronicles the survival of Simon—a Holocaust survivor taken to Buchenwald Concentration Camp during Kristallnacht—and the generations that followed him. It's a story shaped by suffering, but defined by rebuilding, remembrance, and an enduring commitment to legacy.
From whispered memories to stumbling stones, from silence to storytelling, Door to Door invites listeners to witness what it means to reclaim identity from the wreckage—and to carry forward the names, the stories, and the truths nearly erased.
If you’ve ever felt the weight of inherited memory, or the pull to understand where you come from—
subscribe to Door to Door wherever you get your podcasts.
Let this be part of your story, too.
For an intimate perspective on this story, check out Lumen Magazine, Ohio Humanities Annual Literary Magazine. Read the feature article, ‘Haunt and Hope” by our host, Miriam Terlinchamp for a poetic narrative about wrestling with complex family stories and the power of seeing oneself as part of a lineage.
Episodes
Door to Door is the product of a year of reporting with 19 family interviews, 5 Holocaust Studies Specialists and collected archival interviews and content from the Houston Holocaust Museum, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, The Shoah Foundation and personal documents and photos. Door to Door was made possible through the generous support of Ohio Humanities.
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Miriam Terlinchamp
HOST
Miriam (she/her) is the Executive Director of Judaism Unbound, host and author of Tales of the Unbound. Prior to joining the Unbound team, Miriam served as senior rabbi of Temple Sholom for 13 years. Miriam’s passion has always been to serve systemically marginalized folks, learn and grow along with seekers, and share the wisdom and beauty of Judaism. Miriam is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Joey Taylor
PRODUCER
Joey (he/him) serves as the Executive Director of Bespoken Live, a radical storytelling initiative. He is also the producer of the podcast “Common Good” and teaches world religions in prisons. Joey’s artful story telling is obvious in the way he has curated and threaded this new podcast. Joey lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Ric Hordinski
MUSIC
Ric (he/him) is a Cincinnati‑based guitarist, composer, producer, and educator. A founding member of Over the Rhine, he helmed the ambient solo project Monk and recorded under his own name. He's collaborated with legends like Dylan, Mayer, Keaggy, and Collier, earned a 2003 Grammy nod, and leads from his Monastery Studio.