At the invitation of the Adult Education Committee of Congregation Rinat Yisrael, I will be giving a presentation (see https://www.rinat.org/event/dr.-irit-felsen-lecture.html) in commemoration of Yom Hashoah. My presentation will begin at 8 pm on Sunday April 23 and will be entitled: “The Effects of the Holocaust on the Children of Survivors: A Tale of Courage” The presentation will be at Congregation… READ MORE>>
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Audio recording of my recent Claims Conference teleconference now available online
Posted by on April 1, 2017
The audio recording of the Claims Conference teleconference in which I spoke on Thursday March 30, 2017 about the relationships between siblings in Holocaust families is now available to anyone who wishes to listen. You can find the audio recording at https://recordings.join.me/xVKa00ewoki_5MIAO5hOOA. Irit Felsen
Presentation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial for the Holocaust, on Tues. Apr. 25/2017
Posted by on March 26, 2017
On Tuesday April 25, 2017, I will be presenting a lecture about child and adolescent Holocaust survivors, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial for the Holocaust in Manhattan. The lecture is part of the 18th Annual Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference for Educators, the flyer for which is shown below. Advance registration is required to attend. More information… READ MORE>>
Teleconference on Thurs. March 30, 2017
Posted by on March 24, 2017
Next week on Thursday March 30, between 1:00 pm -2:15 pm Eastern time, I will be presenting a talk entitled: “Adult Sibling Relationships In Holocaust Survivors Families“. This teleconference is part of a monthly teleconference series for professionals, mostly in North America, working with Holocaust survivors. The lecture is followed by a Q & A period. Registration for the teleconference is… READ MORE>>
Article in the Mishpacha Magazine about the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors
Posted by on March 22, 2017
Last month the magazine Mishpacha (http://www.mishpacha.com/) published a front cover article about the Discussion Group for Children of Survivors titled “Survivor Families: Our Parents, Ourselves, Our Changing Lives”, which I have been running once per month at the Boro Park Y in Brooklyn. The author of the article, Ahava Ehrenpreis, participated in one of the meetings and later spoke with… READ MORE>>
Summary of the Eighth Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Boro Park
Posted by on March 20, 2017
Building on the topics presented over the course of the previous meetings of the Discussion Group for Children of Survivors, the last four meetings (the 7th through the 10th) are focused on the present implications of what we have learned from research about the second generation; how we can gain insights to improve relationships and well-being for the children of… READ MORE>>
A great book for parents: “52 WEEKS OF PARENTING WISDOM”, by Meg Akabas
Posted by on March 9, 2017
These days, psychologists, psychotherapist and teachers are seeing parents who feel unsure about how to set limits, impose frustrations and punish misbehavior. Overly cautious about the perils of a repressive childhood as the path to producing neurotic Woody- Allan’esque adults, today’s parents, concerned about not damaging their child’s tender psyche, are feeling helpless in relation to ordinary daily situations like… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TONIGHT Eighth Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. Mar. 7/2017
Posted by on March 7, 2017
On Tuesday, March 7, I will lead the next meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors at the Boro Park Y. This meeting, which will begin at 7:00 pm, will be the eighth in the series of monthly meetings. Irit Felsen
Eighth Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. Mar. 7/2017
Posted by on March 5, 2017
On Tuesday, February 7, I will lead the next meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors at the Boro Park Y. This meeting, which will begin at 7:00 pm, will be the seventh in the series of monthly meetings. The February meeting will discuss “Conflict As An Opportunity for Growth” in conscious […]
REMINDER: Presentation on Sun. Feb. 26, free and open to the community
Posted by on February 20, 2017
Jewish Family Service off Central NJ presents a half-day program dedicated to the issues surrounding the treatment of elderly Holocaust survivors and the challenges faced by their children as caregivers. The event will be Sunday February 26 , 9:30-12:30 at Congregation Israel, 339 Mountain Avenue, Springfield. Continental breakfast will be served, dietary laws observed. The […]
“Romantic Realism” is not an Oxymoron: We Can Get Better at Love by Developing Skills that Promote It
Posted by on February 20, 2017
A beautifully written recent article by Alain de Botton in the Guardian states: “One of our gravest errors around relationships is to imagine that they aren’t things we can get wiser and better at”. We are all imperfect, we all come to our love relationships with many misconceptions that do not serve the relationship well, as they lead to mutual… READ MORE>>
RESCHEDULED: Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 23/2017
Posted by on February 18, 2017
I will give a presentation as part of a Panel Discussion on Trauma and Mental Health at the UN on Thursday February 9th. The meeting is free and is open to the public. More information is available at http://www.ngomentalhealth.org/events/. The presentation will take place 2:00-4:00pm; I will be presenting on the lessons learned from empirical […]
Constructive Empathic Communication: Summary of the Seventh Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Boro Park
Posted by on February 11, 2017
Conflict as an opportunity for growth: the couple relationship in midlife. The focus of the recent meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors was on enhancing constructive, empathic communication. Midlife is associated with many life transitions. Elderly parents ailing and passing away, one’s children have moved out and established their own lives and families, sometimes far away… READ MORE>>
POSTPONED: Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 9/2017
Posted by on February 8, 2017
I will give a presentation as part of a Panel Discussion on Trauma and Mental Health at the UN on Thursday February 9th. The meeting is free and is open to the public. More information is available at http://www.ngomentalhealth.org/events/. The presentation will take place 2:00-4:00pm; I will be presenting on the lessons learned from empirical […]
Article in Yated Neeman About the Monthly Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Boro Park
Posted by on February 7, 2017
An article (see below), written by Devorah Naomi Waters LMSW, about the monthly meetings of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust survivors was published in Yated Neeman newspaper on January 20, 2017, summarizing some of the themes of the lectures and the discussions that follow. The next meeting of the Discussion Group will take place this evening at 7:00… READ MORE>>