At the 2014 LeadingAge anual conference for directors of Nursing services and directors of Social work, Irit Felsen had the pleasure of listening to the keynote presentation about wellness by the vivacious and engaging Jean Steel, author of “I’d Like to Run Wild”.  She recommends looking at the slides from Jean’s presentation “Be The Voice For Yourself”  available also on… READ MORE>>

On November 21, Irit Felsen gave a talk at the 2014 LeadingAge of NY Annual Conference of Directors of Nursing Services and Directors of Social Work. The talk was entitled “War-Related Traumatic Reactions in Veterans and Their Impact on Families” . Slides from the talk have been posed on the conference webpage at http://www.leadingageny.org/leading-u/handouts/2014-dnsdsw-annual-conference-exposition-handouts/ The talk was aimed for mental… READ MORE>>

On Wednesday evening, December 3, Project Witness will present yet another in its series of interactive discussion groups geared for children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Once again, Dr. Irit Felsen will be presenting and conducting the program. This event will be held at the Boro Park Y, 4912 14th Avenue at 7:30-9:00 p.m. Admission is $18 and registration is… READ MORE>>

An article written by Irit Felsen and entitled “Does Opera Make Hate Less Hateful?” has been published on the Op-Ed page of The Times of Israel.  The article discusses the controversial decision by the Metropolitan Opera to stage the opera entitled “The Death of Klinghoffer”, which depicts the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro and the murder… READ MORE>>