Anya Verkhovskaya

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Anya Verkhovskaya , also Anya Verkhovskaya-Cohen (born around 1969 in Moscow ) is a Russian consultant , manager , film producer and human rights activist .

Life

Verhovskaya was already involved in politics as a teenager . Finally, at the age of 19, the dissident and critic of the communist system had to flee the Soviet Union . Between 1994 and 2001 she worked with film producer Steven Spielberg and directed his work in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as part of the "Shoah Foundation" as an expert in public relations. This created a public network in more than 20 countries. One result of Verkhovskaya's work is the recording of the life stories of more than 9,000 Jews , Roma and Sinti and other Holocaust survivors .

Career

Consultant

During her collaboration with Spielberg, Verkhovskaya developed a comprehensive method of finding Holocaust survivors and their families for the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future", which deals with reparation payments for Holocaust victims. Verkhovskaya also worked as a public relations advisor for the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC) and was responsible for the implementation of class actions for Holocaust survivors in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Between 1999 and 2001 she worked as a consultant for "AB Data, Ltd" to support the "Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation Fund", a US $ 1.25 billion facility designed to support class actions by Holocaust victims. Your efforts have paid off. Over the next few years more than 2 million people from 109 countries were located.

job

Verkhovskaya joined AB Data, Ltd in 2001 and is now Chief Operating Officer and senior executive vice president of her own company, which specializes in serving class action lawsuits in the US and abroad. Your company is active in a wide variety of areas: environmental protection , labor law , health , criminal law and the like. a. Verkhovskaya is the only female chief operating officer in her industry and was nominated for the Stevie Awards for women in Business and the American Business Award in 2009 for Best Executive-Service Businesses and Best Executive of the Year.

Film production

The last days

Anna Verkhovskaya was the unit manager on The Last Days , a documentary that won the 1999 Oscar for Best Documentary. He was also nominated for the Eddie Award at the American Cinema Editors Awards in the category of best documentary editing. The film tells the story of five Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. The focus was on the horror of life in concentration camps , but the urge to survive is also dealt with. Steven Spielberg was executive producer.

Children from the Abyss

Verkhovskaya co-produced the documentary "Children from the Abyss", translated: Children of the Abyss. The film won the "Christopher Award" in the "Television & Cable" category. The documentary shows Russian Holocaust survivors who not only share their memories, but also talk about topics such as resistance, assistance , collaboration , betrayal and the desire for revenge . "Children from the Abyss" is one of five parts of the documentary series "Broken Silence", produced by Steven Spielberg.

activism

Anna Verkhovskaya was on the Advisory Board for New Emigrants in New York City . She is the founder and member of the “Board of Directors of the Archive”. She also has an honorary seat in the Institute of Russian Jewish American Diaspora, a non-profit organization to preserve the history and memories of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

family

Verkhovskaya got married while working for the Survivors of the Shoa Visual History Foundation in Bulgaria . In 1999 she gave birth to her son.

recognition

• 2009: Stevie Awards - Finalist in the "Women in Business" category
• 2009: Stevie Awards - Finalist in the category "Best Executive of the Year"