A reminder that the next Webinar in the series will take place on Monday November 19/2018 beginning at 12:30 pm. More information, including how to register and how to listen to the recordings of the previous Webinars, is available at the MJHS website at https://www.mjhs.org/healing/. Irit Felsen I will be leading a six-part discussion group, in the form of… READ MORE>>
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REMINDER: Discussion Group (Webinar): Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on November 19, 2018
Follow up after the 2nd Generation NYC meeting
Posted by on November 17, 2018
As many of you expressed an interest in the group, I give below a link to the flyer that the organizers prepared. You can also join the Facebook group and be informed about future meetings, or contact them. I will also post reminders about upcoming meetings here on my blog. Irit Felsen Link to flyer
How Incredibly Interactive Babies Are from the Very Beginning of Life
Posted by on November 14, 2018
Dr. Beatrice Beebe has done tremendously important research, brilliantly using videotaping technology to break down the sequence of micro-interactions that go on between mother and infant and detect the mutual influence of each participant on the other. Infants as young as three months old communicate in non-verbal ways with their caretakers. The coordinated non-verbal interactions between young babies and caretakers… READ MORE>>
Having Attended the First Meeting of the New Second Generation Group at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Posted by on November 11, 2018
This afternoon I attended the first meeting of a new second generation group in Manhattan, organized by Estelle Jamel-Peretz and Pauline Katz. The turnout was great, and the atmosphere was warm; everyone seemed excited to meet other ‘second generation’ and accepting of the great variation of experiences within our group. What a great way to continue to honor and process… READ MORE>>
TODAY: A meeting of a new Group of Second Generation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC
Posted by on November 11, 2018
Today at 4 pm, I will be attending a meeting of a Second Generation group at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust (Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, NY, NY 10280) in NYC, and hope to see you there! We like to meet each other, we enjoy the special connection that is immediately… READ MORE>>
Webinar Series Highlighted on Yeshiva University Faculty News
Posted by on November 6, 2018
My webinar series “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor” with the MJHS was covered today in an article in Yeshiva University Faculty News. Irit Felsen
REMINDER: Discussion Group (Webinar): Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on November 4, 2018
A reminder that the next Webinar in the series will take place on Monday November 5/2018 beginning at 12:30 pm. More information, including how to register and how to listen to the recordings of the previous Webinars, is available at the MJHS website at https://www.mjhs.org/healing/. Irit Felsen I will be leading a six-part discussion group, in the form of… READ MORE>>
Presentation at the Museum of Jewish History – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Posted by on October 23, 2018
Presentation Date: 10/25/18
Location: Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, NY, NY 10280
On Thursday October 25, I will be giving a talk to the annual gathering of the Speakers Bureau at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the… READ MORE>>
Welcome to my new Website!
Posted by on October 22, 2018
I am very pleased to announce that my new Website is up and running at www.iritfelsen.com. In addition, my blog has been migrated to a new location, at www.iritfelsen.com/blog/. Anyone who would like to subscribe to my blog can do so by simply entering their email address in the “Follow” window at the top of the blog page (as seen… READ MORE>>
Discussion Group: Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on September 30, 2018
I will be leading a six-part discussion group, in the form of a free online webinar, entitled “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor”. The program is hosted and supported by MJHS. Their announcement of the program is copied below. Irit Felsen MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, the largest hospice provider in NYS under Jewish auspices,… READ MORE>>
Presentation at National Institute for the Psychotherapies in NYC
Posted by on September 12, 2018
Presentation Date: 10/11/18
Location: National Institute for the Psychotherapies, NYC
I will be presenting at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in NYC on October 11, 2018. This presentation will consider dehumanization in everyday life. The manifestations of non-conscious dehumanizing… READ MORE>>
Webinar for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, September 13/2018
Posted by on September 11, 2018
Presentation Date: 09/13/18
Location: Webinar
On Thursday, September 13, 2018, I will be giving a Webinar for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The webinar will be entitled “Prior Trauma, Aging and the Experience of Care… READ MORE>>
New semester of teaching starting at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
Posted by on August 28, 2018
I am pleased to be starting the new semester at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University in the Bronx. I will again be teaching a graduate course on “Couples and Family Counseling” (Course #6440). In other Yeshiva University-related news, a blog about my recently published paper was posted by the media department on the Yeshiva University… READ MORE>>
“The Leisure Seeker” – Movies about old age. Finally.
Posted by on August 13, 2018
Finally, Old Age, Dementia, Terminal Illness and Love at the Autumn of life are being portrayed in the movies. Movies are important agents of social change influencing public perceptions. Seeing our movie stars portray the trials and tribulations, but also love, romance, adventure and camaraderie, and yes, even sex in the late years of life is a relatively new and… READ MORE>>
Hecht Museum’s “Arrivals, Departures” Provides Glimpse into the Lives and Work of 18 Persecuted Jewish Artists
Posted by on August 2, 2018
Over the course of a recent visit in Israel this summer, I had the opportunity to briefly tour the Hecht Museum’s art exhibit, “Arrivals, Departures: The Oscar Ghez Collection.” The exhibit, which will run at the museum, found within the University of Haifa, through November 1, features the salvaged works of 18 Jewish French artists who were persecuted and killed… READ MORE>>