On June 22, I gave a lecture in New York for community professionals and healthcare providers of the MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, as part of a program about the impact of the Holocaust and its aftermath on survivors and the Second Generation. Videos of the event are now available online. The videos can be found by following this link… READ MORE>>
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Videos of My Lecture “The Impact of Early Trauma on Holocaust Survivors” Available on Youtube
Posted by on September 13, 2017
“Generations” Art Reception and Exhibit on September 17/2017 at the JCC in Whippany, NJ
Posted by on September 4, 2017
On September 17, 2017, just before the Jewish New Year, the Holocaust Council of Greater Metro West will open “Generations”, an art exhibit consisting of paintings, sculpture, conceptual art, and photographs created by artists Hanna Keselman, Milton Ohring, Joanie Schwarz and Lev Gal Wartman. The exhibit will be open from September 17 through the end of November. As part of… READ MORE>>
Hate, bigotry and discrimination don’t solve problems, they make bigger ones- Lessons learned from the Holocaust
Posted by on August 15, 2017
As I got on the treadmill at the gym this past Saturday, I watched in disbelief the pictures that met my eyes. For a moment I was hoping I clicked on the wrong TV channel and was watching a movie, rather than the breaking news. The sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach informed me, even before the fully… READ MORE>>
Audiorecording Now Available: Lecture on Sibling Relationships in Holocaust Survivor Families
Posted by on August 9, 2017
I just posted on my Youtube channel an audio recording of a lecture I gave on March 30, 2017, under the auspices of the Claims Conference in partnership with JF&CS, Atlanta and the Bikur Cholim Chesed Organization in Brooklyn. This lecture, on the topic of Sibling Relationships in Holocaust Survivor Families, took place in the form of a teleconference, and… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TUESDAY: Tenth (and Final) Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. July 25 at the Boro Park Y, Brooklyn NY
Posted by on July 23, 2017
On Tuesday July 25, I will host the tenth meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors at the Boro Park Y in Brooklyn, NY. The series of meetings is entitled “Survivor Families: Our Parents, Ourselves, Our Changing Lives”. The meeting will begin at 7 pm. More details are available below. This will be the final meeting in… READ MORE>>
REMINDER TOMORROW: Presentation for Teachers at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC on Fri. July 21
Posted by on July 20, 2017
I will be presenting a lecture entitled “Child and Adolescent Survivors” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in NYC this Friday (July 21) at 12 noon. The museum is offering a summer course to NYC public and Catholic school teachers focused on “Children During the Holocaust”. This course, organized by Elizabeth Edelstein, vice president for… READ MORE>>