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.…
Pat, Daisy and friends act out several short stories. Listen to your favorite characters as they go on amazing adventures and learn about themselves and the world around them. Pat & Daisy teaches us about psychology and sociology so we can understand how the mind works. Pat & Daisy answers question we didn’t know we had and those that are in the back of our minds. Get ready for an experience like no other. We present to you: Pat & Daisy!
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Daisy and her friend Milo are playing hide and seek in the park. While looking for Milo, Daisy is sent to an unexpected place. Daisy searches the place but eventually comes back to the park. A reimagining of the classic song “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”. Pat & Milo are playing catch in the yard. Pat throws the ball off course and has gets it stuck on to…
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Daisy wakes up in the middle of the night after having a nightmare. She learns how to overcome her nightmares and stop them from happening... Pat and Daisy act out the classic tale of “Jack and Jill” and learn important lessons on the way.
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