As chair of the Trauma Work Group in the Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, I invite you to join us (via zoom) on Monday,… READ MORE>>
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Annual Program of the Trauma Work Group in the Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations
Posted by on February 2, 2025
Presentation Date: 02/10/25
Location: Zoom
Online Gathering of Child Survivors of the Holocaust: Sunday, January 26
Posted by on January 23, 2025
Presentation Date: 01/26/25
Location: Zoom
Reminding all Holocaust Child Survivors that our next online gathering will take place this coming Sunday, January 26, at 1:00pm. If you have not yet received a link to register,… READ MORE>>
Screening of Movie and Discussion at the Museum Of Jewish Heritage, This Sunday January 12 at 2:00pm
Posted by on January 9, 2025
Presentation Date: 01/12/25
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York
This Sunday, I will have the honor of moderating a discussion (in person) with Noa Aharoni and Ariela Heilman, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the… READ MORE>>
Supportive Gatherings for Children of Holocaust Survivors (2Gs)
Posted by on January 6, 2025
Presentation Date: 01/16/25
Location: Zoom
Please join us in a sequence of gatherings for children of Holocaust survivors, sponsored by Morse Life Holocaust Learning Experience and Next Generations. These meetings are facilitated by myself and… READ MORE>>
Posted by on January 3, 2025
Presentation Date: 02/10/25
Location: Zoom
As the chair of the Trauma Work Group in the Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, I am inviting you to our online annual program,… READ MORE>>
Videorecording Now Available of My Presentation at the 2024 World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors & Descendants Conference
Posted by on December 22, 2024
Presentation Date: 09/22/24
Location: Toronto, Canada
In September, I had the honor of giving the plenary presentation at the most recent gathering of the World Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants (WFJHS&D), which took place… READ MORE>>
A New Book: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Healing Power of the Relationship Between a Holocaust Survivor and Her Psychotherapist
Posted by on November 17, 2024
My friend from Israel, Dr. Talila Kosh-Zohar, informed me of the recent publication of the English translation of her book, “Marta’s Notebooks”. I first read the book in Hebrew, and felt it was imperative that it will be translated into English, made available to 2G’s and 3G’s who don’t read Hebrew. It is one the books that will be so… READ MORE>>
Link to My Presentation at the First Anniversary of the Toronto Holocaust Museum
Posted by on November 10, 2024
Presentation Date: 06/10/24
Location: Toronto, Canada
Dear Friends, I am posting here the link to my presentation given on June 10 at the celebration of the first anniversary of the Toronto Holocaust Museum. The new Toronto… READ MORE>>
A (Repeated) Request: Please Participate in a Study about 3G and Their Peers
Posted by on November 3, 2024
October 7, and the events that spread around campuses and cities in North America, changed the world for Jews and, in particular, the world that young Jewish people thought they belonged to. This study aims to examine the impact of the events of the past year on North American 3Gs and their Jewish non-Holocaust related peers. I would like to… READ MORE>>
A New Jewish Psychological Journal
Posted by on September 24, 2024
Dear Friends, In the recent months, the world has changed in many ways, making it much harder for articles which are advocating for the Jewish and Israeli side to be published in respected journals and the media. The antisemitic and anti-Zionist sentiments in many professional organizations have been so openly displayed that many of us felt the need to create… READ MORE>>
The 35th WFJHS&D Conference, September 20-23, 2024, in Toronto, Canada
Posted by on August 25, 2024
Presentation Date: 09/22/24
Location: Toronto
This year, more than any other time, it is so important to gather at the upcoming 35th conference of the World Federation of Jewish Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Study: How Do Young Jewish People in the USA and Canada Feel Since October 7?
Posted by on July 28, 2024
Hello all, I am sending here a reminder of the previous call for grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and their non-Holocaust related Jewish peers to participate in a research study. We are still looking for more participants to fill out the survey described below in my blog entry from June 23. Thanks very much! Irit Dear Friends, I am reaching… READ MORE>>
Study: How Do Young Jewish People in the USA and Canada Feel Since October 7?
Posted by on June 23, 2024
Dear Friends, I am reaching out to you again in the hope that you will be willing to assist in a study that looks at the responses of the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors and their non-Holocaust related Jewish peers to the October 7 Hamas attack and the events that ensued since. It is a particularly important to understand the impact… READ MORE>>
First Anniversary of the Toronto Holocaust Museum
Posted by on June 17, 2024
Presentation Date: 06/10/24
Location: Toronto
Last week, on June 10, I had the honor of participating as the keynote speaker at the first anniversary of the Toronto Holocaust Museum. There has never been a time… READ MORE>>
One Last Reminder: Your Help Requested for Our Research Study About the Responses of 2G’s and Non-Holocaust to Recent Events
Posted by on May 2, 2024
Dear Friends, I want to thank the many of you who have generously given your time and completed the online questionnaire that I will be using in a study of the responses of 2G’s and American Jewish comparison peers to the Hamas attack on October 7 and the events that have followed it. (The study was announced in my previous… READ MORE>>