My webinar series “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor” with the MJHS was covered today in an article in Yeshiva University Faculty News. Irit Felsen
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Welcome to my new Website!
Posted by on October 22, 2018
I am very pleased to announce that my new Website is up and running at www.iritfelsen.com. In addition, my blog has been migrated to a new location, at www.iritfelsen.com/blog/. Anyone who would like to subscribe to my blog can do so by simply entering their email address in the “Follow” window at the top of the blog page (as seen… READ MORE>>
Discussion Group: Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on September 30, 2018
I will be leading a six-part discussion group, in the form of a free online webinar, entitled “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor”. The program is hosted and supported by MJHS. Their announcement of the program is copied below. Irit Felsen MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, the largest hospice provider in NYS under Jewish auspices,… READ MORE>>
New semester of teaching starting at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
Posted by on August 28, 2018
I am pleased to be starting the new semester at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University in the Bronx. I will again be teaching a graduate course on “Couples and Family Counseling” (Course #6440). In other Yeshiva University-related news, a blog about my recently published paper was posted by the media department on the Yeshiva University… READ MORE>>
“The Leisure Seeker” – Movies about old age. Finally.
Posted by on August 13, 2018
Finally, Old Age, Dementia, Terminal Illness and Love at the Autumn of life are being portrayed in the movies. Movies are important agents of social change influencing public perceptions. Seeing our movie stars portray the trials and tribulations, but also love, romance, adventure and camaraderie, and yes, even sex in the late years of life is a relatively new and… READ MORE>>
Hecht Museum’s “Arrivals, Departures” Provides Glimpse into the Lives and Work of 18 Persecuted Jewish Artists
Posted by on August 2, 2018
Over the course of a recent visit in Israel this summer, I had the opportunity to briefly tour the Hecht Museum’s art exhibit, “Arrivals, Departures: The Oscar Ghez Collection.” The exhibit, which will run at the museum, found within the University of Haifa, through November 1, features the salvaged works of 18 Jewish French artists who were persecuted and killed… READ MORE>>