Hilde Mosse comes from one of the wealthiest families in Berlin and stands to inherit an enormous fortune. But she longs for something more meaningful than the luxurious lifestyle her family provides. So Hilde decides to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. As the Nazis take power in Germany and the Mosse family is forced to flee, Dr. Hilde Mosse lands in New York having nearly lost everything.. She finds her calling treating the mental health of Black youth – and the symptoms of a racist system. In addition to photographs, school records, and correspondence spanning Hilde Mosse’s entire lifetime, the Mosse Family Collection in the LBI Archives includes the diaries she kept between 1928 and 1934, from the ages of 16-22. Hilde’s papers are just part of the extensive holdings related to the Mosse Family at LBI. Learn more at lbi.org/hilde . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute, New York and Antica Productions. It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. This episode was written by Lauren Armstrong-Carter. Our executive producers are Laura Regehr, Rami Tzabar, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Our producer is Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Voice acting by Hannah Gelman. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Please consider supporting the work of the Leo Baeck Institute with a tax-deductible contribution by visiting lbi.org/exile2025 . The entire team at Antica Productions and Leo Baeck Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of our Executive Producer, Bernie Blum. We would not have been able to tell these stories without Bernie's generous support. Bernie was also President Emeritus of LBI and Exile would not exist without his energetic and visionary leadership. We extend our condolences to his entire family. May his memory be a blessing. This episode of Exile is made possible in part by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future.…
Workers are routinely fired because of their LGBT identity from religious workplaces—often Catholic schools—and learn they are not protected by anti-discrimination employment laws. Dismissed with Prejudice shares their stories through intimate interviews, exploring the real human toll such terminations take on these individuals and their communities, and analyzes how religious employers hide behind bad theology and unfair laws to avoid accountability. These are stories of resilient and wholehearted people who have overcome religious hypocrisy and a failed legal system, inspiring us all to make religion, the law, and the workplace more humane.
Workers are routinely fired because of their LGBT identity from religious workplaces—often Catholic schools—and learn they are not protected by anti-discrimination employment laws. Dismissed with Prejudice shares their stories through intimate interviews, exploring the real human toll such terminations take on these individuals and their communities, and analyzes how religious employers hide behind bad theology and unfair laws to avoid accountability. These are stories of resilient and wholehearted people who have overcome religious hypocrisy and a failed legal system, inspiring us all to make religion, the law, and the workplace more humane.
Matthew LaBanca is a triple-threat Broadway actor who was fired from his music jobs at a Catholic church and school after an informant notified the Diocese of Brooklyn that he had married his husband. In a rollicking yet utterly serious interview that spans childhood magic shows to a retreat for gay priests, Matthew and Matt discuss hypocrisy, the need to speak out, the miracle of shifting one’s mentality, and how art can respond to trauma. Reflecting on the truthful storytelling that defines his current one-man show “Communion,” Matthew emerges as someone with a unique and truly authentic theatrical ministry, responding to a call that transcends workplace trauma or any particular religious tradition. After hearing Matthew, you’ll be glad he “saved it for the stage” to welcome you into a new, inclusive, and genuine Communion. Won’t you join him? Learn more Communion the play Matthew’s 2021 YouTube video The New York Times article about Matthew’s termination Matthew’s professional website Severance the TV show German Catholic LGBT employees publicly come out…