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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In our Christmas finale to series 1, we discuss the violent events of the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, talk about the inclusion of a Christmas break in English football and reveal our favourite things about this time of year. Listen out for a festive surprise at the end!Kirjoittanut Ben Littlemore, Sam Davey & Ollie Maynard
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In the penultimate episode of series 1 of Let the Ball Do The Work, we will be discussing whether the English teams have a genuine chance of Champions League glory, former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg's controversial comments & previewing this weekend's Manchester & Merseyside derbies.Kirjoittanut Ben Littlemore, Sam Davey & Ollie Maynard
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In the fifth episode of Let The Ball Do The Work we discuss Ben and Sam's trip to Cologne, Everton's managerial debacle and fans leaving football matches early.Kirjoittanut Ben Littlemore, Sam Davey & Ollie Maynard
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