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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How I Survived 10 days of Silent Meditation
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51:37Recently, I completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course at Dhamma Sota, Haryana, India. In this episode, I share my Vipassana experience at the meditation retreat. While it is not the start of a spiritual journey, it is a step towards mindfulness meditation, which is essential for personal growth. I also discuss the benefits of Vipassana meditat…
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Euthanasia is the most debated decision people will ever make. When I had to deal with it the first time, I thought it will get easier with time. But I was in for a surprise. The life of an animal rescuer sees its deepest lows in the face of PTS -- put to sleep. How does one deal with the trauma and guilt?…
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The Hardest Decision Of My Life
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11:25The death of a loved one is difficult to deal with. It's even more difficult when you have to make that choice for the loved one. How do you decide? And how do you live with the choice? Is there a way to tell right from wrong? I went through this experience.
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Three Things Birdwatching Teaches You
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11:44Birdwatching can be a social activity, but I prefer to do it alone. Because I am not alone. An unseen world awaits to be discovered with a pair of binoculars and a lot of patience. When you step out to discover this world, you begin a journey to discover yourself.
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Recently, I Iost my only remaining pet - Nutella, She crossed the rainbow bridge gracefully. While dealing with the loss, I discovered something for the first time, and it has freed me emotionally from a lot of grief I was carrying.
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How To Begin Your Vegan Journey
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14:47Becoming vegan can be a daunting yet life-changing decision. In this podcast, I will offer you a simple, three-step plan that will help you get started on your vegan journey. This is based on my personal experience of starting off as a non-vegetarian, and then becoming vegetarian and finally vegan.
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Having worked with stray dogs, I have received more than I have given. Here I speak about three lessons dogs have taught me about life.
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Three Reasons That Stop People from choosing compassion
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14:08Why people can't become vegan.
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Epidode 12. Celebrate Your Success
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31:09Episode 12 in the series where James discusses celebrating your own success as an important way of improving your life NOW.Von James Clark
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In this episode, James talks to his father, Greg Clark, about how rewarding speaking in public can be. This is episode 11 for the podcast of the book 101 Ways to Improve Your Life Now, in which the author and host James Clark speaks to guests about each topic and how to get the most out of the positive changes he advocates readers and listeners mak…
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Episode 10. Automate Your Finances
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15:36In this episode, James talks to Dr Hannah Betts about the joys and benefits of reading. This is episode 9 for the podcast of the book 101 Ways to Improve Your Life Now, in which the author and host James Clark speaks to guests about each topic and how to get the most out of the positive changes he advocates readers and listeners make in their lives…
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In this episode, James talks to Dr Hannah Betts about the joys and benefits of reading. This is episode 9 for the podcast of the book 101 Ways to Improve Your Life Now, in which the author and host James Clark speaks to guests about each topic and how to get the most out of the positive changes he advocates readers and listeners make in their lives…
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101.8 Combine Pleasurable Things
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22:56In this episode, James talks to Lioko Mabika about the benefits of making your goals easy to achieve and the benefits over the long term of taking baby-steps. This is episode 6 for the podcast of the book 101 Ways to Improve Your Life Now, in which the author and host James Clark speaks to guests about each topic and how to get the most out of the …
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101.7 - Make It Easy To Achieve
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20:36In this episode, James talks to Lioko Mabika about the benefits of making your goals easy to achieve and the benefits over the long term of taking baby-steps. This is episode 6 for the podcast of the book 101 Ways to Improve Your Life Now, in which the author and host James Clark speaks to guests about each topic and how to get the most out of the …
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