On Tuesday May 8, I will be giving an all-day workshop organized by the Ohel Mel and Phyllis Zachter Institute for professional training. The workshop will take place at the… READ MORE>>
Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting: An All-Day Workshop
Posted by on May 1, 2018
Presentation Date: 05/08/18
Location: Brooklyn, NY
My Paper in a New Book In German: “Trauma and Psychosis”
Posted by on April 24, 2018
I have just received my copy of a new book published in Germany, in the German language, entitled “Trauma and Psychosis” (“Trauma und Psychose”), and published by Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht. The relationship between traumatic experiences and psychotic illness is particularly significant in the treatment of psychosis. This book addresses issues relevant to this topic, starting with an examination of the… READ MORE>>
Historical Trauma: The Intergenerational Transmission of Suffering
Posted by on April 22, 2018
An interesting article (click this link) about the way in which famine, wars, slavery and persecution affect the descendants of those who were persecuted. Interestingly, this paper focuses primarily on non-Jewish populations that were exposed to traumatic conditions and on the effects that were passed down the generations in such groups. Irit Felsen
From Trauma to Rebirth: Shoa, Independence, Mourning, and Resilience
Posted by on April 18, 2018
These two weeks hold three very significant days for Jewish people in Israel and elsewhere: Yom HaShoa, commemorating the devastation and the heroism of victims of the Holocaust, Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers and victims of terror, and Yom Ha’azmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. Established after the Holocaust and perhaps only because of it, the existence of… READ MORE>>
Thoughts for Yom HaShoa, 2018
Posted by on April 10, 2018
Beginning tomorrow evening (Wednesday, April 11, 2018), we will commemorate Yom HaShoa. Many survivors, like my own parents, who were in their early twenties when the war destroyed their world, are no longer with us. The number of survivors who are still alive dwindles down with every passing day. But still with us are some remarkable child and adolescent survivors,… READ MORE>>
Baneful Medicine: An exhibition considering medicine during and after the Holocaust
Posted by on April 9, 2018
I would like to let all those who are in the NYC area know about an upcoming event, on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 6:00-8:30 pm, at The Great Hall of the Cooper Union (where Abraham Lincoln and Barrack Obama spoke in 1859 and 2008, respectively!). The Center for Medicine After the Holocaust (CMATH) organizes multiple meaningful programs addressing pertinent… READ MORE>>