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.…
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Immerse yourself in the haunting symphony of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, as it sweeps you into the turbulent vortex of timeless love tangled in 19th-century stratifications. We journey through the shadowy moors of the English countryside and beneath the ominous atmosphere of a hilltop manor, veiled in magic and whispers of lost affections reaching out from the yore. This is a deep dive into the labyrinth of unyielding desires and regretful specters that define our humanity. Prepare to drift away, soothed by the mesmerizing chronicle of Wuthering Heights, a literary brilliance that defies the test of time. This episode is hosted by Abigail Johnson. Check out more of our shows and get your free trial of Whisper Premium: www.whisper.fm Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/channel/whisper-fm/id6466174594 Whisper.fm on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whisper_fm
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Immerse yourself in the haunting symphony of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, as it sweeps you into the turbulent vortex of timeless love tangled in 19th-century stratifications. We journey through the shadowy moors of the English countryside and beneath the ominous atmosphere of a hilltop manor, veiled in magic and whispers of lost affections reaching out from the yore. This is a deep dive into the labyrinth of unyielding desires and regretful specters that define our humanity. Prepare to drift away, soothed by the mesmerizing chronicle of Wuthering Heights, a literary brilliance that defies the test of time. This episode is hosted by Abigail Johnson. Check out more of our shows and get your free trial of Whisper Premium: www.whisper.fm Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/channel/whisper-fm/id6466174594 Whisper.fm on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whisper_fm
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