A recent article from CNN cites the findings from NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) that show that one out of five Americans adults suffers from a mental health problem, but most don’t seek help for it. Mental Health First Aid – an eight-hour workshop – hopes to allow non-mental health professionals to acquire the basic skills to recognize the… READ MORE>>
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Montreal Children of Survivors
Posted by on June 15, 2019
Last week, I had a wonderful experience in Montreal, meeting many new colleagues who work at the Cummings Centre, a gorgeous, vibrant center of Jewish life, with a fantastic art program, wellness program, offering multiple social services to the Jewish community. I was invited by Beth Finberg and Kim Morand-Zafrani to give a day workshop to the staff and the… READ MORE>>
Educating Healthcare Professionals About the Impact of Trauma on Survivors Facing the End of Life
Posted by on June 14, 2019
Presentation Date: 06/19/19
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, NY, NY 10280
On Wednesday, June 19 I will be presenting an educational program entitled “Understanding the impact of trauma on Holocaust Survivors Facing the End of Life: Examining the Past to Improve… READ MORE>>
I Am Giving a Series of Presentations This Week in Montreal
Posted by on June 2, 2019
Presentation Date: 06/05/19
Location: Montreal, Canada
This week I will have the pleasure of flying to Montreal and meeting the staff of the Cummings Jewish Center for Seniors, an agency providing a wide range of social and… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Upcoming Workshop for Mental Health Professionals About Neuroscience and Psychotherapy
Posted by on May 20, 2019
Presentation Date: 05/22/19
Location: Brooklyn, NY
On Wednesday, May 22 I will be presenting a full-day workshop hosted by the Ohel Institute for Training. The workshop is is entitled “Findings from Neuroscience: Implications for Psychotherapy” and… READ MORE>>
Upcoming Workshop for Mental Health Professionals About Neuroscience and Psychotherapy
Posted by on May 11, 2019
Presentation Date: 05/22/19
Location: Brooklyn, NY
On Wednesday, May 22 I will be presenting a full-day workshop hosted by the Ohel Institute for Training. The workshop is is entitled “Findings from Neuroscience: Implications for Psychotherapy” and… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: THIS SUNDAY (May 5): 2nd Meeting of the 2GNYC “Growing Up in the Shadow of the Holocaust” Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors
Posted by on May 3, 2019
Presentation Date: 05/05/19
Location: Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University, located at 7 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
I am facilitating a series of meetings of a new Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Manhattan. Now that I have become a resident of Manhattan, I am… READ MORE>>
REMINDER – THIS Wed. (May 1): I will be speaking on Yom Ha-Shoah at Congregation Brothers-Israel in Long Branch, NJ
Posted by on April 29, 2019
I am honored to have been invited by Rabbi Nasanayl Braun to speak at the Brothers-Israel synagogue on Yom Ha-Shoah this year. The date is Wednesday evening May 1st. The program will start around 8:00 pm and will be about one hour long. The synagogue is located at 250 Park Avenue in Long Branch, NJ 07740. More information may be… READ MORE>>
I will be presenting at the SPRiNG Alliance Symposium, taking place April 28-30th in Buffalo, NY
Posted by on April 27, 2019
Presentation Date: 04/29/19
Location: Buffalo, NY
It is a special privilege for me to be presenting at the 7th annual gathering of the SPRiNG Alliance (Shelter Partners: Regional. National. Global.), which is the professional network of… READ MORE>>
I will be speaking on Yom Ha-Shoah at Congregation Brothers-Israel in Long Branch, NJ
Posted by on April 21, 2019
Presentation Date: 05/01/19
Location: Congregation Brothers-Israel, 250 Park Ave., Long Branch, NJ 07740
I am honored to have been invited by Rabbi Nasanayl Braun to speak at the Brothers-Israel synagogue on Yom Ha-Shoah this year. The date is Wednesday evening May 1st. The… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TODAY: First Meeting of the 2GNYC “Growing Up in the Shadow of the Holocaust”: Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors
Posted by on April 7, 2019
Presentation Date: 04/07/19
Location: Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University, located at 7 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
This coming Sunday will be the first meeting of a new Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Manhattan. Now that I have become a resident of Manhattan, I… READ MORE>>
A 1939 German Freight Car is on Display at the Museum for Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Posted by on April 7, 2019
This past Sunday, a German cargo train car, like those used to transport men, women and children to Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps, arrived at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. The arrival of the freight wagon comes a short time before the opening of the exhibition “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far… READ MORE>>
First Meeting of the 2GNYC “Growing Up in the Shadow of the Holocaust”: Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors
Posted by on April 1, 2019
Presentation Date: 04/07/19
Location: Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University, located at 7 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003
This coming Sunday will be the first meeting of a new Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Manhattan. Now that I have become a resident of Manhattan, I… READ MORE>>
A Report Following My Presentations at an Intensive Seminar On Intergenerational Transmission at Haifa University Holocaust Studies Program
Posted by on March 31, 2019
From March 1-3, 2019, I had the honor of leading an intensive seminar, together with Dr. Hadas Wiseman, at the Haifa University Holocaust Studies Program, a master’s program headed by the historians Dr. Arieh Kochavi and Dr. Yael Granot-Bein. The seminar was focused on the debate about inter-generational transmission in Holocaust families. To read more about it, please click on… READ MORE>>