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.…
A podcast hosted by Wally Wackiman, a purple, Jewish puppet trying to make his way in a human's world. The podcast features interviews with people in the puppetry field, whether professionals or "pup-and-comers". Other topics in pop-culture and "pup-culture" are discussed, as well.
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Wally has something every important to say to all of his listeners, and it has to do with a new crowd-funding effort he and Zach started, currently running at https://igg.me/at/zanyzach , and what he may or may not be willing … Continue reading → The post A Serious Message From Wally Wackiman first appeared on WallyWackiman.com.…
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Episode 3 – Special Mystery Guest
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28:46Wally is back with a brand new episode! After a bit of a hiatus, Wally has released a long-anticipated third episode, where he is joined by a very special mystery guest. Who could it be? Well, there’s only really one … Continue reading → The post Episode 3 – Special Mystery Guest first appeared on WallyWackiman.com.…
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Wally starts a new year of the Pupcast with a bang, as he is joined by puppetry living legend, Noel MacNeal. Listen intently as Noel shares plenty of stories from his lifetime having a career (not just a job) in … Continue reading → The post Episode 2-Noel MacNeal first appeared on WallyWackiman.com.…
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Wally Wackiman introduces himself and his history to the world at large, via an increasingly popular form of internet-based entertainment media. *Please note that this was originally recorded shortly before The Best Show With Tom Scharpling returned. The post Episode 1-Introduction first appeared on WallyWackiman.com.…
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