An interesting article (click this link) about the way in which famine, wars, slavery and persecution affect the descendants of those who were persecuted. Interestingly, this paper focuses primarily on non-Jewish populations that were exposed to traumatic conditions and on the effects that were passed down the generations in such groups. Irit Felsen
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From Trauma to Rebirth: Shoa, Independence, Mourning, and Resilience
Posted by on April 18, 2018
These two weeks hold three very significant days for Jewish people in Israel and elsewhere: Yom HaShoa, commemorating the devastation and the heroism of victims of the Holocaust, Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers and victims of terror, and Yom Ha’azmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. Established after the Holocaust and perhaps only because of it, the existence of… READ MORE>>
Thoughts for Yom HaShoa, 2018
Posted by on April 10, 2018
Beginning tomorrow evening (Wednesday, April 11, 2018), we will commemorate Yom HaShoa. Many survivors, like my own parents, who were in their early twenties when the war destroyed their world, are no longer with us. The number of survivors who are still alive dwindles down with every passing day. But still with us are some remarkable child and adolescent survivors,… READ MORE>>
Baneful Medicine: An exhibition considering medicine during and after the Holocaust
Posted by on April 9, 2018
I would like to let all those who are in the NYC area know about an upcoming event, on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 6:00-8:30 pm, at The Great Hall of the Cooper Union (where Abraham Lincoln and Barrack Obama spoke in 1859 and 2008, respectively!). The Center for Medicine After the Holocaust (CMATH) organizes multiple meaningful programs addressing pertinent… READ MORE>>
Michel Kichka at the United Nations On Wednesday April 11, 2018
Posted by on April 2, 2018
The United Nations Department of Public Information is hosting a special multimedia event on Wednesday April 11 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event will feature Michel Kichka presenting his book entitled “Second Generation – Things I Didn’t Tell My Father”. Michel Kichka is an award winning, Belgian-born, Israeli cartoonist and illustrator who has written and illustrated a spectacularly… READ MORE>>
Photos from my recent presentation at the Norman and Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton, FLA
Posted by on March 27, 2018
On Monday March 12, I had the honor and the pleasure of meeting with a large group of second generation. It is a unique experience to be present in the room with so many others who share the unique experience of having been raised by our Holocaust survivor parents and to discuss our experiences among ourselves. As could be expected,… READ MORE>>
Presentation at Annual Bill Lane Social Work Disaster Response Conference, Mar. 22 at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx
Posted by on March 18, 2018
On Thursday March 22, I will be making a presentation entitled “Intergenerational Transmission of Mass Trauma” at the Annual Bill Lane Social Work Disaster Response Conference, hosted at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. The program is free of change, and has been approved for 3 Continuing Education contact hour credits for licensed social workers in NY. For further information… READ MORE>>
Presentation at Annual Bill Lane Social Work Disaster Response Conference
Posted by on March 18, 2018
Presentation Date: 03/22/18
Location: Bronx, NY
On Thursday March 22, I will be making a presentation entitled “Intergenerational Transmission of Mass Trauma” at the Annual Bill Lane Social Work Disaster Response Conference, hosted at Jacobi Medical… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TODAY: Event at the United Nations HQ in NYC, Organized by the Committee on the Status of Women, Mar. 16/2018
Posted by on March 16, 2018
The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, March 12 – 23/2018. I will be serving as the moderator for the CSW event focused on “Mental Health of Rural Women Following Disaster and Conflict”, which is scheduled for Friday March 16 at 6:15 pm in… READ MORE>>
My paper entitled “Dehumanization in the Treatment of Elderly Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Persons with Histories of Prior Traumatization” is now available online
Posted by on March 16, 2018
Issue 8: Spring 2018 of the online journal published by the Claims Conference for those who work or live with Holocaust survivors is now available online. To go to the issue, you can click on this link. The issue includes a paper I wrote on “Dehumanization in the Treatment of Elderly Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Persons with Histories of… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Event at the United Nations HQ in NYC, Organized by the Committee on the Status of Women, Mar. 16/2018
Posted by on March 10, 2018
The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, March 12 – 23/2018. I will be serving as the moderator for the CSW event focused on “Mental Health of Rural Women Following Disaster and Conflict”, which is scheduled for Friday March 16 at 6:15 pm in… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: A Two-Day Workshop on Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care, Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services in Boca Raton FLA, Mar. 12-13/2018
Posted by on March 8, 2018
On March 12-13, I will be giving a workshop focused on the care of aging Holocaust Survivors and their families, at the Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services in Boca Raton, Florida. The workshop will open with a presentation to the clinical staff, which will address the generational impact of multiple types of traumatic experiences in the family, the… READ MORE>>
Event at the United Nations HQ in NYC, Organized by the Committee on the Status of Women
Posted by on March 5, 2018
Presentation Date: 03/16/18
Location: United Nations HQ, NYC
The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, March 12 – 23/2018. I will be serving as… READ MORE>>
A Two-Day Workshop on Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care
Posted by on February 26, 2018
Presentation Date: 03/12/18
Location: Boca Raton, FL
On March 12-13, I will be giving a workshop focused on the care of aging Holocaust Survivors and their families, at the Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services in Boca Raton,… READ MORE>>
Trauma Group Meeting and Presentation at the United Nations, Thursday February 8, 2018
Posted by on February 4, 2018
The NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Status with the United Nations was established in 1996. The primary mission of the committee is the promotion of psycho-social well-being, the improvement of mental health care services, and advocacy and education in the prevention and treatment of mental illness. The committee works with the UN and its specialized agencies to ensure… READ MORE>>