On May 19, I will be giving an online Webinar for descendants of Holocaust survivors, organized by the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre in Toronto, Canada. This online webinar will include… READ MORE>>
A Webinar for Descendants of Holocaust Survivors, Sponsored by the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (Open to 2G)
Posted by on May 10, 2020
Presentation Date: 05/19/20
Location: Toronto (online only)
Update on: A Free Zoom Meeting for a Conversation Among 2G
Posted by on May 3, 2020
Presentation Date: 05/06/20
Location: Zoom
I am very gratified by the enthusiastic response to my proposal to hold a 2G conversation. Dur to the large number of those who expressed an interest in participating, I… READ MORE>>
I Am Chairing the “Elderly and Senior Population” Subgroup of the APA Covid-19 Task Force
Posted by on May 2, 2020
I have joined the Covid-19 Task Force of the American Psychological Association. The initiative for the task force was Dr. Charles Figley’s, a well-known figure in the field of trauma research. The Task Force is comprised of psychologists across the USA, as well as from other countries. Dr. Figely called upon all those who attended the first meetings to come… READ MORE>>
A Video Recording of My Recent “Witness to the Witnesses” Lecture is Now Available Online
Posted by on April 30, 2020
A video recording of my lecture at the Fourth Annual Holocaust Educators’ Conference, “Witness to the Witnesses”: Commemorating 75 years from Liberation (see my previous blog post at http://www.iritfelsen.com/2g-witness-to-the-witness-commemorating-75-years-from-liberation-a-conference-for-children-and-grandchildren-of-holocaust-survivors-and-others-open-to-the-public/), is now available online, as are the other presentations that took place over the course of this two-day educational conference on Feb. 16-17, 2020 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage A… READ MORE>>
A Free Zoom Meeting for a Conversation Among 2G
Posted by on April 28, 2020
Presentation Date: 05/06/20
Location: Zoom
I am going to host a free Zoom meeting for 2G to talk about what’s on our mind. Like anything and everything in life, our experiences are always somewhat different… READ MORE>>
Update on (and Free Reprints of) My Published Paper on My Work as a 2G Therapist with a 2G Patient
Posted by on April 26, 2020
In a previous blog post, I let you know about my recently published paper, one that means a lot to me personally. In this paper, I describe my psychotherapy relationship with a son of Holocaust survivors, and the remarkable ways in which our shared legacy and the personal differences in our family background interacted to propel changes in both of… READ MORE>>