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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John Cano with the Legal Aid Justice Center addresses reporters at a news conference in Northern Virginia. (Credit: FreeThemAllVA Instagram livestream) Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, took to a handful of Northern Virginia neighborhoods this week. The number of people detained and the crimes they are charged with has not been released, but advocates are pushing back, as Brad Kutner reports.…
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Emergency Committee Chairman David Bulova and Vice Chairman Rob Bloxom, center, talk to reporters after the committee’s first meeting in Richmond last month. (Credit: Michael Pope) Virginia’s emergency committee looking at reductions to the federal workforce is planning a tour across the Commonwealth. Michael Pope has this preview.…
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is granting clemency to a former Fairfax County police sergeant who killed an unarmed man. Michael Pope reports.
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The Piedmont Group of the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club honored the work of the 500 Year Forest Foundation at one property being preserved in North Garden. (Credit: Sierra Club Piedmont) Virginia has about 16 million acres of forested land. About 20% belongs to various government agencies, but nearly 60% is in private hands. Now, a nonprofit called the 500-Year Forest Foundation is trying to persuade individuals and families to preserve their trees, as Sandy Hausman reports.…
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Academic Building One sits in National Landing — although some students there are already calling it “Hokie Landing.” (Credit: Virginia Tech) Virginia Tech has a new campus in Alexandria. Michael Pope talked to some of the graduate students there about what they’ll be studying.
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Virginia politicians are starting the feel the fallout from federal budget cuts. Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.
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1 Youngkin appointees strike controversial language from new school overdose notification guidelines
Credit: Jahd Khalil / Radio IQ Overdoses in Virginia’s schools was one of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s top concerns on the campaign trail. Thursday morning, the state’s Board of Education voted to approve new guidelines for how schools should inform parents when they happen. But some of the language proved to be too controversial for even members appointed by Youngkin. Brad Kutner has more.…
Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears no longer has a lock on the Republican nomination for governor. Michael Pope reports on the campaign shakeup.
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Youngkin already holds the record for the most vetoes by a Virginia governor. (Credit: VPAP) Governor Glenn Youngkin already holds the record for most vetoes. And as Michael Pope reports, he’s about to bump up that total with dozens of new vetoes expected in the next few weeks.
The Innovation Campus Academic Building One is 11 stories and 300,000 square feet. (Credit: Michael Pope) Virginia Tech is about to open a new Innovation Campus in Alexandria. The big grand opening is Friday, and Michael Pope has this preview.
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The race for governor is starting to take shape as new polling numbers show where things stand eight months out from Election Day. Michael Pope has the numbers. Here’s a link to the new polling from Roanoke College .
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School boards across Virginia are about to start cracking down on students using cell phones. Michael Pope has the details.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announces a new website to support Virginia’s federal workers fired by President Donald Trump. (Credit: Screen grab / Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Facebook Page) Governor Glenn Youngkin traveled to Northern Virginia Monday to announce a new state-run initiative meant to get federal workers fired by the Trump administration jobs in the Commonwealth. Brad Kutner has more.…
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Governor Glenn Youngkin will soon consider a handful of bills aimed at transforming electricity generation. Michael Pope reports.
State lawmakers are about to send many bills to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro – political columnist with the Richmond Times-Dispatch – discuss potential vetoes and the week that was in state government and politics.
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