This season is about Lidia Zamenhof, an Esperantist, and Baha'i who traveled the world to teach languages in an effort to bring unity to humankind.

So please subscribe and learn about this amazing woman who traveled through three continents in an effort to bring unity through the power of language. You can also found more information on our Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest @whowasshepodcast 

Music composed and performed by Sam Redd: https://soundcloud.com/samredd

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-redd-9157494/

Producer, writer, and host is Tara Jabbari: https://about.me/tarajabbari

https://tarajabbari.wordpress.com/

TRANSCRIPT:

Welcome to Who was she? Podcast. I am your host, Tara Jabbari. After a decade working in documentaries, marketing and all things digital media, I found that podcasting is a strong medium to share stories. After years of producing for others, I decided to start my own biographical podcast. 

Who was she? Will focus on the life of a woman throughout Baha’i history. The first season is about Lidia Zamenhof. 

Lidia’s story explores the subjects of the power of language and faith. Her father invented the universal language, Esperanto and she came from a Jewish family and became a Baha’i. She grew up during World War 1 and was killed during World War 2 in a concentration camp, despite heroic efforts to save her life.

How can one person’s life intersect with so many others, connect across borders and inspire a biography which inspired this podcast? 

Over the next few weeks, I will share her story with you and the lives that were most affected by her and those who affected her life as well. They include her father, Ludwick Zamenhoff, her spiritual mother, American Journalist, Martha Root and the Baha’i German soldier, Fritz Macco who worked for the Resistance undercover while having to serve the Nazi Party. 

I want to thank the author Wendy Heller and George Ronald Publishing for their blessing to let me use Heller’s biography, Lidia The life of Lidia Zamenhof Daughter of Esperanto as a main and instrumental resource for this podcast.

So please subscribe and learn about this amazing woman who traveled through three continents in an effort to bring unity through the power of language. You can also find more information on our Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest @whowasshe podcast Music was composed and performed by Sam Redd. I am your host, Tara Jabbari. Join us next time as we begin our journey about Lidia Zamenhof.

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