Their Stories Unbroken

This episode was recorded in September 2025, 3 months prior to the horrific terrorist attacks targeting the Jewish Community celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach on December 14. This is true for all episodes that will make up Season 1, which were all recorded prior to this tragedy. The introduction to Caity's episode was recorded after these events and as such I take some time to reflect on some of my thoughts and offer my love, sor...

Hello, my name is Matthew Sortino and welcome to Their Stories Unbroken.

Today, I am speaking to Rachel Goldberg. Rachel was born in Fergana, Uzbekistan - which was then a part of the USSR - in 1943 to Polish Jewish parents, Eva and Nathan Rynderman. 

To frame some of the history of this conversation, I want to begin with a key part of the war that is often left out of history class. Many forget that the USSR or Soviet Union st...

Hello, my name is Matthew Sortino and welcome to Their Stories Unbroken.

Today I am speaking with Dr Jack Leder - a child survivor of the Holocaust. Jack was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1939 to Austrian Jewish Parents, Richard and Hilda. Richard, Hilda and Jack’s older brother, Herbert, were forced to escape Vienna in June 1938 due to multiple incidents of antisemitism and violence culminating in the Nazi Annexation of Austria kno...

This episode with John Reed is the second installment of a two-part mini series. If you have not already listened to ‘The Responsibility and Weight of Legacy’ with Deborah Zylberstein Reed, John's mother, it might be a good idea to go back and listen to that wonderful discussion.

John was born in Houston, Texas to Thomas Reed and Deborah Zylberstein Reed. He moved to Melbourne at the age of 10 but has since returned to the US pursu...

Thanks for joining me in the first of a two-part mini series exploring the legacy of Jacob Zylberstein and Sara Szor Zylberstein, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust while the majority of their families devastatingly did not. To help us bear witness to their lives and to share in the continuation of their stories unbroken, I am joined in conversation with their daughter, Deborah Zylberstein Reed, who has had an amazing life i...

Adele Stowe-Lindner is Executive Director or an organisation which trains charity boards and leaders in leadership and ethical governance. With 20 years experience in not-for-profit leadership in London and Melbourne including the homeless, refugee and educational disadvantage sectors, she is passionate about building strong communities. Adele has a Masters of ...

Guest Stephen Lindner

Stephen has worked as a lawyer for over 50 years, specialising in criminal defence cases, with a particular interest in securing best possible sentencing outcomes for his clients found guilty or pleading guilty. He sees this as being for the benefit, not just for those he represents, but for the good of the community they live in. Stephen was one of th...

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 Castelan-Starr

Assistant Principal & Director of...