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.…
Hi all. I'm Val Sopi. I make Saas Products as a Designer, Developer, Marketer, Writer, and more. I know what you're thinking, those are way too many things one person can do. Though, I like to work alone and make products other people find useful. In these episodes I talk about lessons, ideas, thoughts, conundrums, and things I come across along the road. I've been programming since 10 and I hold a degree in Graphic Design and Photography. I've run a service business making websites and web- ...
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On this episode I talk about the importance of catching your own wave and riding it for as long as you can. Doing something you love and having others resonate with it is key to success.Also, in video form: https://youtu.be/7nWNOb4xsRo
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Focusing on the end goal is an unnecessary step you can add to your project. Everyone does it. I still do it. But, I found ways to fight it and overcome it as I rely on the steps at hand to lead me to the end goal.Though, steps change all the time as I learn more about the project along the way. However, the milestone & the end dream goal stays put…
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In this episode I talk about the difficulties of answering "how is your product better/different than X".Making a product and putting it out there for everyone to see and use is quite a 'naked' moment for us makers. You're vulnerable to every comment that comes your way.A seasoned investor will ask you smarter questions, such as: what is your growt…
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A run-through an article I recently wrote where I question and argue if you can sell software to other businesses as a Solopreneur.You can read the entire article here: http://valsopi.com/blog/selling-b2b-saas-as-a-solopreneur
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