On Wednesday January 31, I will be joining the Board of the Holocaust Council of MetroWest and its members in attending the Holocaust Memorial Ceremony, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations in NYC. The ceremony will take place from 11 am – 1 pm in the General Assembly Hall of the UN Headquarters in NYC…. READ MORE>>
Remembering Our Parents’ Resilience, and Honoring Their Legacy
Posted by on January 27, 2018
Growing up, my parents’ home was always full of friends. A mere handful of years after the end of the war, my parents had managed to build a business in which they worked incredibly hard, and with which they filled their home with a sense of affluence that they generously shared with anyone who came in. And many guests came… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Presentation at William Allen White Institute in NYC on January 23, 2018
Posted by on January 21, 2018
Update: More information, including registration procedures, has been added at this link. ———————————————————————————————————- On January 23, 2018 , I will be giving a presentation, entitled “Trauma, Psychosis and Functionality” at the William Allen White Institute in NYC. More details, as well as the registration procedure, can be found from this link. The presentation will describe personal experiences from encounters with… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Workshop at the LiveOn Conference in NYC, January 25, 2018
Posted by on January 20, 2018
I will be giving, with Adeena Horowitz, Administrative Director of Selfhelp Community Services, a workshop entitled “When the Past is Present: What Holocaust Survivors Can Teach Us About Working With Elders Who Experienced Trauma“ at the LiveOn Conference in NYC on January 25, 2018. LiveOn is an organization consisting of 100 agencies from small, single-site centers to large multi-service organizations, representing the… READ MORE>>
A Video of My Presentation in Atlanta, “Trauma Informed Care of Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Trauma Survivors”, Posted on My Youtube Channel
Posted by on January 15, 2018
In November 2017, I gave a presentation at JF&CS in Atlanta, GA. The presentation, entitled “Trauma Informed Care of Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Trauma Survivors”, was focused on understanding the impact of extreme traumatic experiences in prior times on elderly individuals, and on implementing principles of Person Centered Trauma Informed Care (PCTIC) in the care of elderly survivors of… READ MORE>>
Presentation at William Allen White Institute in NYC
Posted by on January 12, 2018
Presentation Date: 01/23/18
Location: White Institute, NYC
On January 23, 2018 , I will be giving a presentation, entitled “Trauma, Psychosis and Functionality” at the William Allen White Institute in NYC. More details, as well as the registration… READ MORE>>