When a young Eva Kollisch arrives as a refugee in New York in 1940, she finds a community among socialists who share her values and idealism. She soon discovers ‘the cause’ isn’t as idyllic as it seems. Little does she know this is the beginning of a lifelong commitment to activism and her determination to create radical change in ways that include belonging, love and one's full self. In addition to Eva Kollisch’s memoirs Girl in Movement (2000) and The Ground Under My Feet (2014), LBI’s collections include an oral history interview with Eva conducted in 2014 and the papers of Eva’s mother, poet Margarete Kolllisch, which document Eva’s childhood experience on the Kindertransport. Learn more at www.lbi.org/kollisch . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute , New York | Berlin and Antica Productions . It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. Executive Producers include Katrina Onstad, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Senior Producer is Debbie Pacheco. Associate Producers are Hailey Choi and Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson, with help from Cameron McIver. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Voice acting by Natalia Bushnik. Special thanks to the Kollisch family for the use of Eva’s two memoirs, “Girl in Movement” and “The Ground Under My Feet”, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and their “Voices of Feminism Oral History Project”, and Soundtrack New York.…
Writer, artist & songwriter. Usually in that order. Hosts "Write On! Write Now" weekly literary open mic in Toronto.
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Edition Addition: Kit Daven interview
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31:30Author of the Xiinisi series Kit Daven joins Jen to talk about writing your first line, and what goes into deciding how to start a piece of writing in the first place. Find Kit on Amazon or on her website at http://kitdaven.com/Von Jen Frankel
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In The Beginning: on Writing First Lines JFRRS 2.1
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23:18How can you write if you can't get started? Writing a first line can stop you dead in your tracks. Let Jen Frankel help demystify the process of getting your first line down, and moving past it to tell your story. This is the first episode of season two of the JFRRS! Podcast. Watch for follow-up "edition addition" featuring an interview with author…
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Do you struggle with writing the first line of your book or story? Jen Frankel, author and screenwriter, will help you out, or teach you how to avoid writing one at all. This month on the JFRRS Podcast, In The Beginning.Von Jen Frankel
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Jen Frankel Reads Random S#it! will return soon with all new episodes and a brand-spanking new format for season two. Join me for the podcast that does a deep dive into examples of the vast array of mediums and genres possible for writers, and special guests who bring their own Random S#it to the discussion.…
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Songwriting and Lyrics: JFRRS 1.9
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23:14An overlooked type of writing is the craft of writing lyrics for music. What comes first, the words or the music? How do you put it all together in a song? Jen takes you through a selection of her own lyrics in a range of forms and genres. Please leave your comments and rate this podcast!All material written by Jen Frankel; edited by Sultan Ridwan.…
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A little taste of the next JFRRS!Podcast: Songwriting and Lyrics with a quote from the Queen of Nashville, aka the Dolly Lama.Von Jen Frankel
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All About Me (Autobiography and the Common Woman): JFRRS 1.8
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27:30Whether it's a crazy push to write an entire memoir in 72-hours, a meditation on grief, or an essay about a landlord who might just be the actual devil, Jen is going to enjoy tackling the art of autobiography and what it means to tell stories about ourselves.Von Jen Frankel
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Neverending Stories: JFRRS 1.7
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25:47Fairy tales have been central to storytelling for centuries, and in the form of legends and myths, stretch back past the beginning of recorded history. Host Jen Frankel delves into their power with three excerpts from her own work, Voices, The End of the Sphinx, and Emerald and Embergris.Edited by Sultan Ridwan, all content by Jen Frankel…
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Please, Learn to Shoot a Gun: JFRRS 1.6
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12:41In the wake of two of the worst mass shootings ever in the United States, occurring just over a month apart, I scrapped my plan for an episode of the podcast dealing with fairy tales to talk about guns and gun violence. But this isn't any old plea for disarmament. I want you to shoot a gun. And here's why.I'm joined this month on the team by audio …
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This is another "edition addition," this time for episode 1.5, Sweet Dreams. . . Don't Have To Rhyme. As promised, it's a couple of poems I wrote while I was entirely asleep! And wrote down when I woke up, much as Mr. Samuel Taylor Coleridge ALMOST managed. ;)Von Jen Frankel
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