In 1943, 13-year-old Zuzana Justman and her family are sent to Theresienstadt, a transit camp and ghetto in occupied Czechoslovakia. While the Nazis claim Theresienstadt was a model ghetto with a thriving cultural life, Zuzana and her family face starvation, illness, and fear of the mysterious transports that take her loved ones away, never to return. Learn more at www.lbi.org/justman . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute, New York and Antica Productions. It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. This episode was produced by Rami Tzabar. Our executive Producers are Laura Regehr, Rami Tzabar, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Our associate producer is Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Special thanks to the German Federal Archives, the Guardian, Will Coley, The International Festival of Slavic Music for the use of their 2018 performance of Hans Krasa’s Brundibar, as well as Zuzana Justman for the use of her film, Voices of the Children. This episode of Exile is made possible in part by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future.…
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Brit with a Cap S2 EP3: Farewell to Canada
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31:51OttaWOW, what an eight months it has been. The exchange has flown by, making many an amazing memory and risking many a limb to frostbite. With me to answer all your questions about our experience from the Instagram Q+A is the wonderful, Dot Holt, a friend and fellow student from Edinburgh University on exchange at Carleton. We discuss the best bits…
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Brit with a Cap S2 EP2: Mental Health and a Year Abroad
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25:06This week on the Brit with a Cap podcast, my guest Tamta Gagoshidze-Davies and I talk a bit more candidly about our mental health. One thing people don't mention is how going abroad can affect your mental health, both positively and negatively. We discuss how we have dealt with the highs and lows of our year abroad and how the end result often can …
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Brit with a Cap S2 EP1: Surviving a Canadian winter
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22:17And I'm back! After a busy semester two, I am delighted to announce the return of the Brit with a Cap podcast. Kicking off season 2, my guests for this week are Will Chaffey and Paddy O'Brien. Travelling all the way from the land down under, they came to experience the joys (and sorrows) of a Canadian winter. We chat about their time here in Ottawa…
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Brit with a Cap EP10: Goodbye Semester One!
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36:02Goodbye semester one (and Canada for some)! In the final episode of this semester, I have the wonderful Sarah Lawson and Debbie Gibson on the show. These International Business students from the University of Strathclyde were among the first people I met in Canada so could not be more suited to give a semester round up. From day 1 to day 109, we di…
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Brit with a Cap EP9: A Canadian in Britain
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31:40I’m back after a two week interlude of work...but hey, they say distance makes the heart grow fonder, right? This week, my guest is the lovely John Gaius Coniconde - a Carleton student who went on a semester abroad last year to Swansea University in Wales. We discuss his experience in the UK or 'Britain' as Canadians like to call it, and what he re…
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Brit with a Cap EP8: Eastern vs Western Canada
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23:58This week we discuss the controversial topic of Eastern versus Western Canada. To discuss this controversial topic, I am joined by the lovely Megan Sawatzky - a West Coaster from Kelowna, British Columbia and Global Studies student at Carleton University. Is West Coast really the best coast? What is a comforter? Who are Hedley? All will be revealed…
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Brit with a Cap EP7: Canadian Politics (It's Tru-deau)
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34:49This week I am joined by the brilliant Jamie Gardner (sadly Justin couldn’t make it) and we get political. A Politics and Parliamentary Studies student at the University of Leeds, Jamie is on placement at the Canadian parliament, working for an MP. He gives us an insight into life in Canadian parliament, a round up of current issues in Canada, the …
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Did you know the Hawaiian pizza originated in Canada? This week is Canadian food week and I am joined by the lovely Rebecca Yates (aka @gastro_lovers). We discuss Canadian delicacies, do a live tasting and rating of some of these national treats and discuss things we have found weird about Canadian food - milk in a plastic bag anyone?The Food rated…
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In this special edition of the Brit with a Cap podcast, I am joined by my mother, Felicity De Salis and sister, Katie! Both University of Exeter alumni, they too have experienced student life abroad. Felicity was an international student in England for her full degree after growing up in Zimbabwe and Katie worked as an English language teaching ass…
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Brit with a Cap EP4: Legalisation of Cannabis in Canada
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27:32To celebrate the legalisation of cannabis in Canada, this week I am joined by Alex Brooking, Euan Bouteiller and Basile Nock to discuss all things 'green' from an international exchange student's perspective.We cover legalisation day, how this will affect the lives of Canadians (and exchange students) and the pros and cons of legalisation and canna…
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Brit with a Cap EP3: Female empowerment in Canada
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20:14In this week's episode I am joined by Kirsten Reading, a Politics, Religion and Philosophy student from the University of Birmingham. We discuss our experiences being a woman in Canada, the joys of Canadian tinder and more woo girl moments. For further listening, here's Kirsten's karaoke go-to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBnIUX0QAEInstagram: …
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Brit with a Cap EP2: Living up the ResLife
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17:55On this week's podcast, my guest is Taha Tariq, residence fellow of my halls and new Canadian friend. We talk all about being a residence fellow, the rules and regulations of Canadian life and our Woo girl love of Karaoke.For further listening, here's Taha's karaoke go-to:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go7gn6dugu0For further reading, here's an art…
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Brit with a Cap EP1: Settling into Canada
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21:15The Brit with a Cap podcast, the weekly show with interviews from exchange students and Canadians from the city of Ottawa.In the first ever episode, we are joined by our first guest, Pippa Luck. A fellow exchange student and historian from the University of Leeds, we discuss all things Canadian that we have experienced so far.Hosted by Sophie De Sa…
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