“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—
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Episodes
Ways to Donate and Support
To donate directly to the Monroe Correctional Jewish community please click the link above, which leads to our donation page, please indicate ¨Monroe¨ in the notes. Funds collected will provide ritual items, books for their library and holiday foods.
A gift of $50 provides a TaNaKh (Bible) and Hebrew learning book.
A gift of $100 provides challah and juice for a month of Shabbat services.
A gift of $500 provides books for the whole community for Wednesday study sessions.
This organization is based in Washington State and serves both the local area Jews in jails and prisons and internationally. It is an entirely volunteer run organization that strives to help with advocacy, internal policies for religious freedom and practices, and some visitation and pastoral support.
Matir Asurim: Jewish Care Network for Incarcerated People connects Jewish spiritual, cultural, and communal resources to people who have experienced incarceration.
Matir Asurim literally translates as “The One Who Frees Captives.” This phrase from Jewish liturgy refers to God’s power to act for freedom and/or humanity’s ability to manifest godliness through working for freedom.
Provides kosher food, special holiday packages, Jewish books and ritual items for Jewish incarcerated individuals and Jews in the military. They also have resources and groups for families and for those who are in the re-entry process. This is the largest organizational supporter for Jewish folks in prison. In order to be recognized as a Jew by Aleph, one must be born a Jew or have converted before incarceration.
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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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Joshua Phillips
Josh|Yermiyahu (he/him) is a published author of multiple books, deeply connected to the restorative justice process, trains support dogs, and is Judaism Unbound’s very first convert to Judaism! Josh is a passionate community member who currently resides in Monroe Correctional Prison in Washington State.
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Marvin Stern
EDUCATOR
Marvin (he/him) teaches Jewish values and Torah on Wednesdays at Monroe Correctional Prison, along with his partner, Amy. Marvin leads a bookgroup around Jewish concepts of forgiveness, identity and meaning. He lives in the Seattle area.
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Amy Wasser
CHAPLAIN
Among her many talents and work, Amy (she/her) serves at the Jewish sponsor for the residents of Monroe Correctional Prison. She teaches classes with her partner, Marvin, on Wednesdays and leads Shabbat services and study on Fridays. It is because of Amy and her ability to create places of safety and vulnerability that this group has emerged. She lives in the Seattle area.
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Ari Kingsman
Ari (he/him) is a linguist, paralegal, artist, and devout Jew. Ari is a self-taught epicurious including learning 4 languages, reading and chanting Torah. He loves movies, painting and reading. Ari currently resides in Monroe Correctional Prison in Washington State.