Yasha Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:49:40 -0600 https://www.yashashow.com en-us © 2026 Yasha yes 04b5bd2e-af60-5edd-91c0-fd7523a6a4fc 57e9c4d0-a554-11f1-a88a-414b25b2aae4 jmgendelman@gmail.com Jeremy Gendelman serial false Experience 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 Hitler's advancing forces and Stalin's iron rule. Built from testimony recorded by his grandson on an old camcorder, Yasha brings to life a childhood defined by upheaval, scarcity, and war, where growing up meant never standing still.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) narrative podcast, documentary podcast, based on true events, World War II, WWII history, Holocaust history, Jewish history, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, based on true events, archival audio, survival story Jeremy Gendelman jmgendelman@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/7yk8ke7cf6a9056q5v3ab69n50ic?.jpg Yasha https://www.yashashow.com Jeremy Gendelman Carter Wogahn Helpers Helpers 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 realities that lay ahead.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> 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 realities that lay ahead.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> Jeremy Gendelman Buzzsprout-19732818 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0600 2298 narrative podcast, documentary podcast, based on true events, World War II, WWII history, Holocaust history, Jewish history, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, based on true events, archival audio, survival story 1 5 full false Land and Sea Land and Sea 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 hunger, separation, and their own humanity on their way to the frozen Urals.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> 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 hunger, separation, and their own humanity on their way to the frozen Urals.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> Jeremy Gendelman Buzzsprout-19732806 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0600 2832 narrative podcast, documentary podcast, based on true events, World War II, WWII history, Holocaust history, Jewish history, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, based on true events, archival audio, survival story 1 4 full false A Grand Society A Grand Society 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 confronts both culture shock and the reality that nowhere is safe.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> 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 confronts both culture shock and the reality that nowhere is safe.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> Jeremy Gendelman Buzzsprout-19732798 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0600 2183 narrative podcast, documentary podcast, based on true events, World War II, WWII history, Holocaust history, Jewish history, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, based on true events, archival audio, survival story 1 3 full false Rumors Rumors EPISODE 2 -- Reunited with his family in Petrikov, Yasha witnesses the power of rumors — Nazi massacres that compel his mother to choose to flee by barge down the Pripyat River. As their exodus begins, the last echoes of home are overshadowed by German bombers and the brutality that would soon consume those left behind.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> EPISODE 2 -- Reunited with his family in Petrikov, Yasha witnesses the power of rumors — Nazi massacres that compel his mother to choose to flee by barge down the Pripyat River. As their exodus begins, the last echoes of home are overshadowed by German bombers and the brutality that would soon consume those left behind.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> Jeremy Gendelman Buzzsprout-19732780 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0600 2351 narrative podcast, documentary podcast, based on true events, World War II, WWII history, Holocaust history, Jewish history, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, based on true events, archival audio, survival story 1 2 full false The World Beyond the Trees The World Beyond the Trees EPISODE 1 -- Jeremy introduces his grandfather, Yasha, and his childhood in 1930s Belarus shaped by Stalin’s famine and the sudden death of his father. We witness the moment Hitler’s invasion reaches Yasha’s world, forcing him from the streets into the forest where, briefly, the chaos of war gives way to the fragile innocence of childhood.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> EPISODE 1 -- Jeremy introduces his grandfather, Yasha, and his childhood in 1930s Belarus shaped by Stalin’s famine and the sudden death of his father. We witness the moment Hitler’s invasion reaches Yasha’s world, forcing him from the streets into the forest where, briefly, the chaos of war gives way to the fragile innocence of childhood.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast. If you're enjoying the series, a rating or review helps others discover it. 

Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn. 

Questions or your own family story to share? Reach out at yashapodcast@gmail.com.

]]> Jeremy Gendelman Buzzsprout-19732744 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 -0600 2296 narrative podcast, documentary podcast, based on true events, World War II, WWII history, Holocaust history, Jewish history, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, based on true events, archival audio, survival story 1 1 full false Official Trailer Official Trailer TRAILER -- When Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union during World War II, eleven-year-old Yasha and his Jewish family must flee to survive. Built from testimony recorded by his grandson on an old camcorder, Yasha brings to life a childhood in the shadow of Hitler and Stalin, where growing up meant never standing still.

Follow the limited series podcast today. All five episodes of Part I premiere September 1st. Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast.

]]> TRAILER -- When Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union during World War II, eleven-year-old Yasha and his Jewish family must flee to survive. Built from testimony recorded by his grandson on an old camcorder, Yasha brings to life a childhood in the shadow of Hitler and Stalin, where growing up meant never standing still.

Follow the limited series podcast today. All five episodes of Part I premiere September 1st. Written and produced by Jeremy Gendelman, with sound design by Carter Wogahn.

Learn more about the show and Yasha's story at www.yashashow.com, or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @yashapodcast.

]]> Jeremy Gendelman Buzzsprout-19666538 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0600 210 narrative podcast, documentary podcast, based on true events, World War II, WWII history, Holocaust history, Jewish history, Soviet Union, Eastern Front, based on true events, archival audio, survival story 1 trailer false