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>>
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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
“Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting”: Workshop for Mental Health Professionals at Chemed, Lakewood, NJ on July 27/17
Posted by on July 21, 2017
On Thursday, July 27, 2017, I will be giving a day-long workshop at Chemed Center for Health in Lakewood, NJ. The workshop is entitled “Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting”, and will address parenting issues and suggested guidelines for parents in their relationships with children and adolescents. The workshop is intended for the mental health professionals within the Chemed system and… 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>>
Tenth (and Final) Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. July 25 at the Boro Park Y
Posted by on July 19, 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>>
Presentation for Teachers at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC on Fri. July 21
Posted by on July 18, 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>>
My Recent Visit to Yad Vashem: The Experiences of Child Survivors in the Immediate Years Following the End of WWII
Posted by on July 16, 2017
I just returned from a meeting at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The meeting opened with a welcoming comment by Sharon Kangisser-Cohen and Iael Nidam-Orvieto, from the Hebrew University and Director of the International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem. It was followed by a presentation by myself and by my colleague Danny Brom, Ph.D., from Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem, entitled :… READ MORE>>