On Sunday April 26 from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, I will be giving a webinar in the context of the OHEL Institute for Training. This educational webinar is meant… READ MORE>>
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Enhancing Resilience During Times of Extreme Challenge – A Webinar for Mental Health Professionals
Posted by on April 19, 2020
Presentation Date: 04/26/20
Location: Virtual
My Lecture Today: How You Can Listen To It Online Or On The Phone
Posted by on April 6, 2020
Today I had the honor of giving a lecture in a series organized by Rabbi Babad and Relief Resources, immediately as the Corona Virus crisis began. The lectures, which can all be listened to online or by phone, are presented each week by a different mental health professional, and are offered to the general community, free of charge. My lecture… READ MORE>>
Celebrating Passover During the Pandemic: “From Generation to Generation: Understanding Our Legacy of Resilience”
Posted by on April 4, 2020
Presentation Date: 04/06/20
Location: Teleconference
On Monday, April 6th at 1:15 pm, I will be giving a teleconference presentation entitled “From Generation to Generation: Understanding Our Legacy of Resilience”, in which I will speak about… READ MORE>>
Coping with the Challenges of the COVID-19 Crisis: Focusing on the “Three C’s”
Posted by on March 28, 2020
These are strange and challenging times, as the Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly transformed our lives in extreme ways. Everything that constituted the structure of our daily lives, the way things were done, is changed. Many of us don’t go outside our homes. We do our work from our personal space, using the technologies which until very recently we might have… READ MORE>>
Registration deadline extended to 10 am Tues. Feb. 25 for Upcoming Meeting of the NGO Committee on Mental Health at the United Nations (Open to the public)
Posted by on February 24, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/27/20
Location: Baha’i International Community Center, 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
The Trauma Working Group of the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, of which I am the co-convener, will present its annual program this… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Register by 10 am Mon. Feb. 24 for Upcoming Meeting of the NGO Committee on Mental Health at the United Nations (Open to the public)
Posted by on February 23, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/27/20
Location: Baha’i International Community Center, 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
The Trauma Working Group of the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, of which I am the co-convener, will present its annual program this… READ MORE>>
If You Have to Apologize: How to Show You Mean It
Posted by on February 23, 2020
It is strange how one can find wisdom in the most unexpected places, at the most unexpected times: I was standing in line in Costco, a place I go to for great produce at great prices, not expecting to find professional reading or life-coaching advice. On this particular day last week, the purpose of the trip was to purchase the… READ MORE>>
Upcoming Meeting of the NGO Committee on Mental Health at the United Nations (Open to the public)
Posted by on February 18, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/27/20
Location: Baha’i International Community Center, 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
The Trauma Working Group of the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, of which I am the co-convener, will present its annual program this… READ MORE>>
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)
Posted by on February 15, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/17/20
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, NY, NY 10280
A reminder about this 2G event for the public. The two-day event runs tomorrow (Sunday) and Monday. My presentation will be Monday (Feb. 17), starting at 10:50 am. Irit ————————————————————————————————————————-… READ MORE>>
A Profoundly Moving Meeting of 2G in Boca Raton
Posted by on February 14, 2020
This past week I had the honor of presenting once again at Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton, FL. My presentations focused on the effects of trauma on survivors of the Holocaust and other survivors of trauma; the interaction of past traumatic experiences with the aging process and the impact of trauma on the relationships with healthcare providers. I… READ MORE>>
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)
Posted by on February 11, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/17/20
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, NY, NY 10280
I will be presenting a keynote lecture at this conference organized by Project Witness to take place on February 17, 2020 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC. The… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Upcoming Public Session for Second Generation, in Delray Beach, FL
Posted by on February 3, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/10/20
Location: 7091 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL
As I announced previously, along with the upcoming workshop for mental health professionals I will be giving at the Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton, Florida,… READ MORE>>
Remembering the Liberation of Auschwitz – A “Hope Inspiring” Evening
Posted by on January 29, 2020
It was an inspiring and encouraging show of the promise of a young generation, of those who will perhaps be able to rise above the current tide of divisiveness and show the way to a better future. Last Monday evening I presented a talk entitled “Intergenerational Transmission Through Three Generations” at “The Wing”, Flatiron, NYC. The talk addressed the transmission… READ MORE>>
Upcoming Public Session for Second Generation, in Delray Beach, FL
Posted by on January 20, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/10/20
Location: 7091 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL
As I announced previously, along with the upcoming workshop for mental health professionals I will be giving at the Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton, Florida,… READ MORE>>
Upcoming Workshop, Including Public Session, in Boca Raton, FL
Posted by on January 19, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/10/20
Location: Rales JFS Senior Services, 6413 Congress Avenue, Suite 225 Boca Raton, FL
On February 10-11, I will give a workshop at the Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton, Florida. The workshop will be aimed at professionals working with… READ MORE>>