Elina Fuhrman facts for kids

Elina Fuhrman is an American journalist, author, and wellness activist. She is the founder and CEO of Soupelina, a vegan soup company, and a chef for the company.

Early and personal life

Fuhrman was born Elina Kozmits in the Moldavian SSR of the Soviet Union. She emigrated to the United States from Moscow in 1989 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well. Her family is Jewish.

Fuhrman married Nick Fuhrman, a Madison, Wisconsin congressional candidate, in May 1991. She has two children with Nick Fuhrman – actress Isabelle Fuhrman, born February 25, 1997, and singer Madeline Fuhrman, born August 21, 1993. She and her family moved to Atlanta in 1999 when she joined CNN. Fuhrman later moved to Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her family.

Fuhrman received a degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied English and Linguistics at Moscow State Pedagogical University.

Career

Fuhrman has been a writer, producer, and correspondent for CNN International and has received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. She has covered world events such as the conflict in the Middle East, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers, and celebrities. Her work has appeared on CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, InStyle, Conde Nast Traveler, SELF, Jezebel magazines, and more.

Fuhrman has also produced three documentary films on teenage issues.

Soupelina

In 2013, Fuhrman founded Soupelina, a vegan soup company. On February 2, 2016, Fuhrman published her first book, Soupelina's Soup Cleanse, which was featured in The New York Times during the week of release, appeared on Amazon's Best of the Month, and as #1 release in the "soups" category. Soupelina's Soup Cleanse was also featured in InStyle, Harper's Bazaar, and many other publications. Soupelina soups have been featured on ABC's Good Morning America and on Hallmark's The Home and Family Show.