Noah Lederman’s 15 month quest around the world eventually led him to reconnect with the stories of his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, and then a deep dive into the Cambodian genocide. The stories of grandparents who survived the HolocaustA 15 month trip around the world that changed thingsSearching for answers in a Holocaust museum How a visit to Portland reconnected Noah to his grandmotherRevisiting the difficult stories of our pastWhy it’s important to keep stories alive and put them on displaySearching for our own answers to our own questions in lifeThe children of the Cambodian genocideHow 15 months of surfing and traveling world formed and revealed Noah’s creativityChanging the perception of a grandmother through storiesAn in-depth look into the Cambodian genocide and how it impacted the cultureNoah has a blog, Somewhere or Bust, that captures the essence of his travels and the stunning niches he has uncovered. He has written for a myriad of publications, including but not limited to the Chicago Sun-Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Jerusalem Post, Gadling, the Economist, the Cape Cod Times, Eastern Surf Magazine, Tikkun, Draft Magazine, Snowboard Magazine, SUP, France Today. He is currently working on three projects: a nonfiction project about my grandparents’ lives in the concentration camps and my journey to understand their past, a novel, and a book about the Cambodian Genocide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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