Hear My Story: Tulane Chartock

In this episode of Hear My Story we sit down with Tulane Chartock, a dedicated social worker who played a vital role in helping Holocaust survivors forge a new path in Cincinnati.

“In retrospect, I’m glad that I went into social work. It affected my whole life in this regard, in terms of my value system.” — Tulane, on how her experiences at Jewish Big Brothers in the 1950’s shaped the rest of her life.

Throughout the conversation hosted by Director of Collections & Exhibitions, Cori Silbernagel, Tulane reflects on the challenges new immigrants faced, from language barriers and employment struggles to the deep psychological scars they carried. She discusses how Jewish organizations worked together to provide essential services amid an unprecedented wave of postwar immigrants. Tulane also shares a powerful lesson on resilience and why, now more than ever, we must take action against injustice rather than simply talking about the past.

As Tulane told us, these stories aren’t just history—they are real-life experiences with lessons that still resonate. Don’t miss this compelling conversation.

This episode is part of the Cynthia & Harold Guttman Family Center for Storytelling. Subscribe here https://www.youtube.com/@holocaustandhumanity

Our gratitude to Margaret & Michael Valentine for their ongoing support of this series.

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