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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Archaeologist Tommy Delaney is on the Pod this week to talk about his travels around Mayo. Also we take a look at the study of archaeology and how it prepares you for the job as well as some other history rambles and suggestions on what to read, watch and listen. Enjoy... Intro music this week by 13ones production www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5l1HA-i…
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On this weeks Diggin Those Ditches A look back at Heritage Week, There's talk about the beauty and awe of the Sligo Landscape. And for the main part its The Great Famine.....of 13-15-1317. Plus some suggestions of things to watch.Music by 13ones production www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5l1HA-iFbjR4ipJD1AuQw…
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On this weeks Diggin Those Ditches. We have a quick talk with recent archaeology graduate Thomas Delaney about getting started in archaeolgy. Also a look at the process and role of commercial archaeology in Ireland.Music by 13ones production www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5l1HA-iFbjR4ipJD1AuQwΑπό τον Diggin Those Ditches
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"The Irish are good at two things. Building stuff and fighting other peoples wars." - Tommy Tiernan. On this weeks Diggin Those Ditches we look at the Ireland's construction heritage and two men who fought on opposing sides of one those 'other peoples wars'. Music by 13ones production www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5l1HA-iFbjR4ipJD1AuQw…
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