My Paper Published Today in the Psychology Journal Online I am happy to share that my Paper entitled “Parental Trauma and Adult Sibling Relationships in Holocaust-Survivor Families” was published online today and the print issue will be scheduled for a later time. The paper discusses the impact of parental trauma on the types of relationships that various children in Holocaust-survivor… READ MORE>>
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Event Tomorrow: Mental Health Services in Low Resource Settings
Posted by on July 15, 2018
For those in the tristate area, I wanted to share that the American Psychological Association at the UN has organized a forum tomorrow, July 16, that will be discussing the implementation of mental health services in low resource settings. For any who might be interested, I am attaching some information below!
The Final Account: Lawrence Peacock on Losing a Parent
Posted by on July 10, 2018
Life has a way of placing things along our path in a curious and auspicious way. This, for example, is how an article by Lawrence Peacock caught my eye today, about learning to live in the absence of our parents. It was an almost eerie coincidence, as my husband’s father passed away last week, the last of our children’s four… READ MORE>>
Celebrity Reminders of Mental Anguish
Posted by on June 6, 2018
Yesterday’s media headlines brought another poignant reminder that mental illness can afflict even the biggest names, with pop star Ariana Grande opening up about her struggle with PTSD and anxiety in the aftermath of the Manchester terror attack that killed 22 people at her concert last year. Grande revealed to British Vogue that she has always struggled with anxiety, but… READ MORE>>
Audio recordings available of my ten lecture series: “Our Parents, Our Selves, Our Changing Lives”
Posted by on June 2, 2018
I have posted on my Youtube channel the audio-recordings of a ten-lectures series I gave in Brooklyn last year. The lectures were focused on enhancing the lives of children of Holocaust survivors at this chapter in their lives. Issues characteristic of growing up as a child of survivors were reviewed, including unique vulnerabilities as well as strengths, with a particular… READ MORE>>
My Paper Entitled “Parental Trauma and Adult Sibling Relationships in Holocaust Survivor Families” was Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychology and is now Posted Below
Posted by on May 9, 2018
The paper discusses observations from encounters with adult children of Holocaust survivors suggesting accentuated differences among adult siblings in their respective roles within the family of origin, as well as in the siblings’ general adaptation styles. These dissimilarities are often accompanied by a negative quality of the relationships between the siblings and mutual resentments that can escalate to complete cutoffs…. READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TOMORROW: Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting: An All-Day Workshop on May 8, 2018
Posted by on May 7, 2018
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 Kingsway Jewish Center at 2902 Kings Highway, in Brooklyn. I like to start my presentations about parenting with a quote by an unknown, that states: “The reason parenting remains an… 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
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>>
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>>
Michel Kichka at the United Nations On Wednesday April 11, 2018
Posted by on April 2, 2018
The United Nations Department of Public Information is hosting a special multimedia event on Wednesday April 11 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event will feature Michel Kichka presenting his book entitled “Second Generation – Things I Didn’t Tell My Father”. Michel Kichka is an award winning, Belgian-born, Israeli cartoonist and illustrator who has written and illustrated a spectacularly… READ MORE>>
Photos from my recent presentation at the Norman and Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton, FLA
Posted by on March 27, 2018
On Monday March 12, I had the honor and the pleasure of meeting with a large group of second generation. It is a unique experience to be present in the room with so many others who share the unique experience of having been raised by our Holocaust survivor parents and to discuss our experiences among ourselves. As could be expected,… READ MORE>>