EVA PERLMAN

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

Albert Einstein

Eva was born in Berlin, Germany in 1932.

Her family survived WWII by hiding in the mountains of southern France.

Following her childhood in Germany and France, she has lived in Israel, Switzerland, England, Uganda, Canada, and now the U.S.

She has had several careers in many fields including healthcare, and her goal is to help people maintain and improve their health.

She was married for 32 years, has three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

She has always been a wonderful storyteller, and now published her autobiography: “Eva’s Uncommon Life

Guided by Miracles.”

Eva’s Uncommon Life – Guided by Miracles is an extraordinary life story that begins in hiding in the south of France during World War II, narrowly escaping capture by the Nazis. Eva Perlman’s autobiography details the first of many miracles that kept her family alive and permeated her long and rich life. After adventures, travel and hardships she ultimately found her purpose as a Holocaust survivor educating Jewish teens on the annual March of the Living. Perlman brings pearls of wisdom, humor and joie de vivre to her tale of love, loss and choosing happiness.

Eva, not only is your story so inspiring, but your genuine love of life is amazing.

Your jokes kept me laughing when I needed to feel good. Your conversation kept

me listening when I needed to be inspired, and your story kept me learning when

I needed to gain perspective.

-Bryan G., Student, BIE March of the Living, 2012

Eva’s positive outlook, ability to overcome hardship, and the ways in which she

has used her experiences to teach others about tolerance and respect are models

we should all strive to emulate in our own lives. This memoir is a beautiful and

honest reflection on a life well-lived

Maya Aharon, Director, Teen Experiential Education Programs, Builders of Jewish Education, Los Angeles

Jennifer Kelly is a nine-time foster mom and mother of four boys. Jennifer left a 16 year career in film and TV to become a postpartum doula, Kundalini yoga teacher with emphasis on PTSD and addiction, Reiki master, sound healer, Reiki Master, functional nutritional wellness specialist, certified hypnotherapist, wellness life coach and is CARE certified in Raindrop and Vitaflex techniques.

She owns and operates INlighten Community in Toluca Lake, CA. Jennifer started a Non Profit called For Land and People to bring comprehensive and alternative therapy programs, regenerative farming, housing and safe community to people around Los Angeles in need, with a focus on at-risk and foster youth.

MARY JACOBSON

Mary Jacobson is For Land & People’s Acting COO and Content Creator. She has been teaching yoga and meditation in Los Angeles since 2008, with a focus on seniors with dementia and other severe impairments. Before taking up a yoga practice, Mary was a professional print and online journalist.

She has a BA in Humanities from the University of Louisville and an MS and journalism from Columbia University as well as kundalini Level 1 & 2 certifications, 200-hour RYT certification, and Accessible Yoga training. She is now devoting her skills and energy to For Land & People by helping to create the necessary content, operations, and structure to establish and support this inspirational endeavor.

OSHRI HAKAK

Oshri has been playing woodwind instruments for 25 years. He has had the opportunity to study oboe with Paul Sherman in Los Angeles and Joseph Robinson at Duke University, where he also studied psychology and management, as well as performed research in time perception. He has furthered his musical studies in his work with Guru Singh, practicing and offering meditative and yogic music for several years.

His main instruments are oboe and English horn, but in the past years have expanded to performing the duduk, penny whistle, Native American flute, and vocals. He is also an author and illustrator of several children’s books, and has a small food business that makes delicious carob bars. In this way he loves to nourish beings through sound, imagery, and food.

NICK YOUNG

Nick Young has been exploring consciousness and spirituality through music on the sitar for over three decades. When Nick was 16 years old he was given his beloved instrument as a gift. It has been a conduit for his creative energy, a companion on his journey into inner realms and a vessel to contain his thoughts, feelings and emotions. Nick fuses eastern traditional music with contemporary sensibilities to create a unique blend of music that is beautiful, mysterious, transporting and enchanting.

Nick has a meditation music podcast called: Sitar Meditation Music.

Austin Keith Christian Hein

Former Communications Director for CO House GOP Caucus

Austin serves as the Director of Political Operations with the National Association for Gun Rights. In this role, he manages and directs the political team to influence and shape national gun policy. He works to oppose gun grabs from federal politicians and agencies.

Previously, Austin worked as the Communications Director for Colorado House Republican Leader Patrick Neville. He also spent time working in Washington, D.C. for Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-4) as his Legislative Correspondent and Office Manager.

Austin is a native of Northern Colorado and lives there today. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Colorado State University in 2015. He first became an activist for gun rights in 2013, when the Colorado Legislature threatened to ban concealed carry permits on college campuses. Austin worked alongside gun rights groups such as Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and student groups like Young Americans for Liberty to oppose gun control efforts in Colorado.

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Scott S. Powell, has been an entrepreneur for 30+ years, founding two companies. He has been a fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and is currently senior fellow at Discovery Institute. Having been a frequent guest on national radio and TV, he has also published 250 articles in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s Financial, New York Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Times, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union, Florida Sun Sentinel, USA Today and some two dozen other newspapers and journals in the U.S., Japan and Europe. He has been called on twice to provide expert witness testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

His background has been shaped by the school of hard knocks. After working and saving, Scott took a leave of absence from undergraduate studies, back-packing around the world for several years to some 48 countries—chronicling poverty, oppression and dysfunction. After returning, he graduated from the University of Chicago (B.A. and M.A.) and received his Ph.D. from Boston University. This is his third book.