Category | Research

A (Repeated) Request: Please Participate in a Study about 3G and Their Peers

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>>

REMINDER: Study: How Do Young Jewish People in the USA and Canada Feel Since October 7?

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?

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>>

Asking for Your Help in Participating in a Study About Vibrant Older Adults

As part of my work co-leading the Working Group on Older Adults and Caregivers of the American Psychological Association Interdivision COVID-19 Task Force, I have helped to create and am participating in a research study on the experiences of older adults during and following the coronavirus pandemic. The purposes of the study, and why I believe it is necessary and… READ MORE>>

My Recent Publication About the Experiences of 2G During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Importance of 2G Forums During Stressful Times

I am very pleased to share tne news that my paper describing the reactions of Second Generation (2G) to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to the socio-political events that took place in the USA during the same time, was recently published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Social Innovations,  Vol 91(2), 2021, 171-180. The electronic citation to the paper is https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/ort0000535…. READ MORE>>

My New Upcoming Publications About COVID-19 and 2G

With your incredibly generous help, my colleague Prof. Amit Shrira from Bar-Ilan University in Israel and I were able to conduct an empirical study looking at how we, 2G, are feeling during these strange and uncertain times that we are living through. I would like to share with you some of the findings which we recently submitted for publication, in… READ MORE>>

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