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Irit Felsen will be leading discussion groups for children of Holocaust survivors in a two-part series, called “Surviving and Thriving”, sponsored by Project Witness. The events will take place on two Wed. evenings from 7:30 – 9:00 pm at: Boro Park Y 4912 14th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11219 For more information, or to register, call 718.Witness (718.948-6377) or send email… READ MORE>>

Irit Felsen will be presenting a talk entitled “Post Traumatic Reactions in Child Survivors of the Holocaust” as part of the “Special Issues in Working with Child Survivors of the Holocaust” event sponsored by the UJA Federation of New York and Selfhelp Community Services. The event will take place at: UJA-Federation of New York Seventh-Floor Conference Center (Room 710) 130… READ MORE>>

On April 12, 2013, Irit Felsen will give two presentations, entitled “When Our Elderly Residents Need Us Most: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and Other Post-Traumatic Reactions in Old Age”, and “What Can We Do to Improve the Treatment of Elderly Trauma Survivors”. The presentations are at the 2013 Adult Day Health Care Annual Conference (ADHCC), organized by Leading Age, NY. which… READ MORE>>

An article about the “Hurricane and the Holocaust” event at which Irit Felsen presented was published in the NJ Jewish News. The article can be found at http://njjewishnews.com/article/16341/superstorm-sandy-stirs-up-bad-memories#.VA_BEudptsc.

Whippany, NJ, January 17, 2013 — Dr. Irit Felsen, a Yale-trained psychologist who specializes in trauma and post-traumatic stress syndrome, will respond to survivors and their descendants as they discuss the effect of Hurricane Sandy on triggering memories of the Holocaust at noon on Wednesday, February 6.  Sponsored by the Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest, the program is part of… READ MORE>>

Irit Felsen was interviewed, following the 2012 US presidential election, for an article about the post-election reaction, that appears in a  Nov. 9, 2012 article in the Atlantic Jewish Times.  The article can be found at http://atlantajewishtimes.com/2012/11/battling-the-post-election-blues/.