Knowing and Not Knowing About the Climate Crisis: Through the Lens of Trauma and Dissociation Massive traumatic experiences often render our emotional and cognitive capacities ineffective and make it difficult to make sense of what is happening to us. My late friend Dr. Dori Laub described in his seminal paper, “Knowing and Not Knowing Massive Psychic Trauma” (1993), the various… READ MORE>>
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REMINDER: This Thursday: Meeting of the Trauma Working Group in the NGO on Mental Health at the United Nations
Posted by on February 22, 2022
Meeting of the Trauma Working Group in the NGO on Mental Health at the United Nations
Posted by on February 14, 2022
Knowing and Not Knowing About the Climate Crisis: Through the Lens of Trauma and Dissociation Massive traumatic experiences often render our emotional and cognitive capacities ineffective and make it difficult to make sense of what is happening to us. My late friend Dr. Dori Laub described in his seminal paper, “Knowing and Not Knowing Massive Psychic Trauma” (1993), the various… READ MORE>>
Videorecordings Now Available for Both Cycles of 10-Part Webinar Series I Presented in 2020-2021 for Children of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
Posted by on November 27, 2021
Many of you might recall that I gave two cycles of a series of 10 webinars for children of Holocaust survivors and their family members during 2020-2021. The series included two different live rounds of lectures, each covering ten different topics. The webinar series was sponsored by NEXT GENERATIONS in partnership with the NOW for Holocaust Survivors Initiative at MorseLife… READ MORE>>
Access to the Oscar-Contending Short Film “Ganef” and to the Panel Discussion of the Film
Posted by on November 19, 2021
On Tuesday November 16, we had an opportunity to watch the beautiful Oscar-contending short film, “Ganef”. After the screening of the film, I moderated a discussion with its producer, Suri Ellerton, and the screen writer, Mark Rosenblatt, both grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. The program was hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. I am… READ MORE>>
Book About Child Survivors in the Early Post-War Years is Now Available
Posted by on April 23, 2021
Yesterday I received by mail the freshly printed copies of the book “Starting Anew: The Rehabilitation of Child Survivors of the Holocaust in the Early Postwar Years” published by Yad Vashem. As I had explained in a previous blog post, my chapter in the book, written together with my colleague Danny Brom, is entitled “Adaptation to Trauma, Silence, and Social Support”,… READ MORE>>
NEW! Digital Toolkit to Educate Healthcare Providers About the Unique Challenges of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
Posted by on April 2, 2021
I am deeply invested in educating healthcare professionals about the need to treat Holocaust survivors, and survivors of other traumas, at end of life with special care. It is our responsibility, as a society and as healthcare professionals, to ensure that the victims of man’s inhumanity to man will be treated with the utmost sensitivity and empathy in the last… READ MORE>>