Background
Fuhrman, originally Elina Kozmits, was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States from Moscow in 1989, becoming a United States. citizen. Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well.
Fuhrman, originally Elina Kozmits, was born in the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States from Moscow in 1989, becoming a United States. citizen. Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well.
Fuhrman received her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and studied linguistics at Moscow Foreign Languages Institute.
She is a pioneer in educating people on the therapeutic benefits of plant-based soups made with unique combinations of vegetables, spices, roots and herbs. She has covered world events such 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 Cable News Network, National Public Radio, and in The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, In Style, Conde Nast Traveler, Travelgirl, SELF, Jezebel magazines and more.
Fuhrman also produced three documentary films on teenage issues.
In 2013, Fuhrman launched, a gourmet vegan soup company, specializing in healing soups and soup cleanses. Fuhrman created the recipes that helped her beat cancer, and invented the first soup cleanse. was an instant success, garnering fans and celebrity customers.
On February 2, 2016, Fuhrman published her first book "s Soup Cleanse that was featured in the The New York Times the week it came out, making it into Amazon"s Best of the Month and #1 release in Soups. "s Soup Cleanse was also featured in InStyle, Harper"s Bazaar, Goop, Allure and many other publications.
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Over her years at Cable News Network, Fuhrman was recognized with a number of awards. She was the recipient of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Award for a series of stories she wrote and produced immediately following September 11 terrorist attacks. She received another National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her reporting on the war from Afghanistan. Fuhrman also received a nomination for the prestigious International Health & Medical Media, known as the Freddie, for producing a report on autism. Fuhrman was a 2000 Arthur F. Burns fellow, a prestigious program awarded to a handful of outstanding media professionals from the United States and Germany to report from each other"s countries.