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.…
Hello from somewhere in the world! We are 2 Aussie gals wandering the globe as full-time international house sitters. Our first Podcast - House Sitting Legends - showcases just a handful of superhero house sitters out there going above and beyond the call of duty minding homes & pets for complete strangers all over the world. These epic tales are full of pearls of wisdom and inspiring outlooks on life, the sharing economy and the fulfilling role of being of service and creating win/win exper ...
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Inspiring retired couple Gail and Randy sold up their Canadian home, threw caution the wind, and started living a life of adventure and love. Hear how they spend most of the year traveling while still having enough 'home time' to be with family and how house sitting contributes to both needs.In this intimate interview you will hear how we had the a…
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EP 12: Two Pets Deaths hasn't Stopped this Tassie Family of 5
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36:55We love the Frost Family... hailing all the way from the very south of Australia in Tasmania (the last stop before Antarctica!) they are on a quest to bring adventure into their lives as they travel as a family of five around the world.While on their travels they have been supplementing their accommodation with house sitting, having awesome experie…
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Single house sitter Martin is busting the myth amongst house sitters and home owners alike. Sitting now for over 8 years, he has shown no problems at all in securing sits as a solo male... in fact he can't keep up with all the requests!In this episode we chat to our fellow Antipodean (Kiwi) to discover how he got started all those years ago, what d…
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EP 10 - Life Has A Whole New Meaning Since This House Sitting Job!
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38:05Josie Schneider is not only a house sitting legend, but a house sitting veteran. Since 2010, she has seen most things house sitting can throw at a person. Her blog, HouseSittingTravel.com, was one of the first blogs we found when searching for fellow sitters and even though Josie & Conrad take more regular 'breaks at home' these days, she continues…
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EP 09 - Following the Sun from Tuscany to the Caribbean
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34:09Yvonne and Michael have Paradise pretty much sewn up when it comes to house sitting, as they go from gig to gig in the stunning Caribbean Islands. But their nomadic lifestyle did actually start in Europe where they went above and beyond the call of duty in their home owners garden. 3 years down the track and multiple repeat sits and personal recomm…
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