On Thursday June 22, I presented a lecture in New York for community professionals and healthcare providers of the MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care. For those who requested relevant readings to complement the lecture, my suggested Reading List is available here. Irit Felsen
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Suggested Reading List for the June 22 Lecture “Trauma Informed Care of Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Trauma Survivors: Dehumanization and Empathy” at the Museum for Jewish Heritage in NYC
Posted by on June 28, 2017
Presentation at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, July 4-5, 2017
Posted by on June 26, 2017
At a workshop being held July 4-5 at Yad Vashem (http://www.yadvashem.org/) in Jerusalem, I will present a talk, together with Danny Brom, Ph.D., entitled “Child Survivors Communicating About Their Holocaust Experiences: The Early Post-War Years”. The event, made possible with generous support of the Gutwirth Family fund, will bring together an international group of Holocaust researchers to discuss a joint… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TODAY: Lecture on Thurs. June 22: “Understanding the Impact of Early Trauma: Aging Holocaust Survivors Facing the End of Life”
Posted by on June 22, 2017
On Thursday June 22, I will be giving a lecture in New York for community professionals and healthcare providers of the MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, who will participate in a unique program that will educate them about the impact of the Holocaust and its aftermath on survivors and the Second Generation. My presentation will focus on the impact of… READ MORE>>
Lecture on Thurs. June 22: “Understanding the Impact of Early Trauma: Aging Holocaust Survivors Facing the End of Life”
Posted by on June 19, 2017
On Thursday June 22, I will be giving a lecture in New York for community professionals and healthcare providers of the MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, who will participate in a unique program that will educate them about the impact of the Holocaust and its aftermath on survivors and the Second Generation. My presentation will focus on the impact of… READ MORE>>
Lessons from the Most Ancient Human Culture on Earth
Posted by on June 16, 2017
I have recently returned from Australia, a vast and beautiful continent, with its enormous Great Barrier coral reef, its rain forests, and its famous arid Outback. Australians pride themselves on flying a single flag, being a single country, from coast to coast. Yet the history of this beautiful place is based on tragedy, that of the convicts who were… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TODAY: I Will Be Presenting A Workshop Entitled “Addressing Intimacy and Sexuality in Couple Therapy”, June 15/2017 in Brooklyn
Posted by on June 15, 2017
On June 15, I will presenting a full-day workshop entitled “Addressing Intimacy and Sexuality in Couple Therapy: Expanding our Approaches for Reconnecting & Revitalizing Relationships“ The workshop is sponsored by the OHEL Institute for Training, and will be held at the Kingsway Jewish Center in Brooklyn, NY. This advanced full-day workshop for mental health professionals will provide clinicians with valuable… READ MORE>>
A Survivor of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting Shares His Pain: What Does It Mean To Be A Survivor?
Posted by on June 12, 2017
Today, June 12th, marks the one year anniversary of the horrific shooting in the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Brandon J. Wolf survived the Pulse attack. He was even lucky enough to survive it without any physical injury. Yet Brandon poignantly shares what an ordeal has been set in motion by these moments of staring death in the face, and… READ MORE>>
Report from the IARPP Conference in Sydney, Australia
Posted by on June 3, 2017
The 14th Annual conference of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis (IARPP) in Sydney, Australia, entitled “From the Margins to the Center”, which ended last Sunday, was a great success. The conference was a truly moving experience that was most poignant because of an unusual level of authenticity and genuine sharing of personal experiences combined with remarkably thoughtful theoretical contemplation…. READ MORE>>
I Will Be Presenting A Workshop Entitled “Addressing Intimacy and Sexuality in Couple Therapy”, June 15/2017 in Brooklyn
Posted by on May 20, 2017
On June 15, I will presenting a full-day workshop entitled “Addressing Intimacy and Sexuality in Couple Therapy: Expanding our Approaches for Reconnecting & Revitalizing Relationships“ The workshop is sponsored by the OHEL Institute for Training, and will be held at the Kingsway Jewish Center in Brooklyn, NY. This advanced full-day workshop for mental health professionals will provide clinicians with valuable… READ MORE>>
David Cameron and Brian Mulroney Discuss Antisemitism, Issues Facing Europe and Middle East at Annual Spirit of Hope Benefit for Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies
Posted by on May 20, 2017
The Spirit of Hope Benefit – which took place on May 18 at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto – brought together more than 2,000 guests in support of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s (FSWC) mission to combat antisemitism and intolerance. This year’s Spirit of Hope keynote speaker was former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, who was… READ MORE>>
Video Available Online of My Lecture at the Eighteenth Annual Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference
Posted by on May 17, 2017
I am pleased to report that a video of my lecture “Defying Evil: Child and Adolescent Holocaust Survivors” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, as part of the Eighteenth Annual Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference, is now available online. The lecture addressed the adaptation of young survivors to the inordinately traumatic experiences they endured during… READ MORE>>
Presenting at IARPP Conference in Sydney, Australia (May 25-28/2017)
Posted by on May 15, 2017
On May 25-28, I will attend the conference of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis (http://www.iarppsydney2017.com/) in Sydney, Australia. The conference aims to direct attention to topics which have not received sufficient attention in psychoanalytic writing. Within this frame of reference, I will present a talk about the effects of parental post-traumatic reactions and enactments in the emotional life of… READ MORE>>
Educators Coming to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust to Learn About The Holocaust and Its Lessons for Today
Posted by on May 9, 2017
Last Month at the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference for Educators, titled “Lives Turned Upside Down: Teenagers During The Holocaust”, there was an outstanding turnout of educators who teach about the Holocaust and its lessons for young people in 21st century. Organized by Elizabeth Edelstein, Vice President for Education at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the evening included my lecture entitled:… READ MORE>>
Photos and Information about the Recent Caregiver Conference at JFS Central NJ- in their May/June Newsletter
Posted by on May 8, 2017
The recent Newsletter for Caregivers of Holocaust Survivors published by the Jewish Family Service of Central NJ just came out, in print and online, describing the recent JFSCNJ Caregiver Conference in which I gave the keynote presentation, addressing the long-standing effects of massive trauma on survivors, and highlighting the importance of sensitivity to particular aspects in the non-verbal and verbal… READ MORE>>
Summary of the Ninth Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors: Intimacy In Couples
Posted by on May 6, 2017
The purpose of the entire lecture series “Our Parents, Ourselves, Our Changing Lives” has been two-fold, to increase understanding of Holocaust survivor parents, and of ourselves, and in particular, to enhance the present and future resilience and quality of life of the second generation. The previous sessions illuminated particular relational vulnerabilities common among the second generation, such as a tendency… READ MORE>>