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Last Friday I attended the meeting of the Morris County Traumatic Loss Coalition and had the pleasure of listening to the presentation by Anthony DeVincenzo, director of Deirdre’s House in Morristown, NJ (www.deirdreshouse.org), located on 8 Court street, Tel. 973-631-5000. The most important message from Mr. DeVincenzo was that child abuse is a real issue in our society, with about… READ MORE>>

Last night we had the first in a series of ten monthly meetings of a discussion group for children of Holocaust survivors which took place at the Boro Park Y in Brooklyn. The series of meetings is organized by “Bikur Cholim Chesed Organization”, and was made possible by a grant from the Jewish Federations of North America, through their Center… READ MORE>>

May is Mental Health Month, and in this context I would like to turn our attention to the parents of adult children suffering from mental health issues and addictions. Our lives as parents are focused on our children. The well-being and success of our children is, for many of us for many years the most important aspect or our existence…. READ MORE>>

Last Thursday, I attended a presentation by Laurie Leitch, Ph.D who, together with retired Army Brigadier General Loree Sutton co-founded Threshold Globalworks, an organization that states as its mission bringing cutting-edge initiatives, informed by neuroscience, that amplify social resilience and human potential. The organization delivered services in different parts of the world to train local individuals to help their peers… READ MORE>>

I will be leading monthly group meetings for “Second Generation”, the children of Holocaust survivors.  The group will meet at the Boro Park Y. The first meeting is scheduled for May 10, 2016 and there will be a total of ten meetings throughout the year until the end of December 2016. The group is intended for individuals who wish to… READ MORE>>

I recently joined as a member of the National Center for Crisis Management and the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (http://www.aaets.org/index.htm). The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress sees as its mission working towards increasing awareness of the effects of trauma and, ultimately, improving the quality of interventions with survivors. This mission is very close to my… READ MORE>>

Tonight, I will be attending the Writers Institute at The Graduate Center, City University of New York : Children of the Holocaust: Writers of the Next Generation.  The event will feature readings and a discussion of the experiences of family relatives who suffered under Nazi persecution and how this legacy continues to shape the authors subjectivity and literary work. More… READ MORE>>

On Sunday, March 20, I will be presenting a talk to the parents and members of the Isreaeli-American community at the Ofek School (http://ofekschool.wix.com/ofekschoolnj) in JCC MetroWest, on 76 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ. The presentation, which will take place between 2:15-4:00, will be in Hebrew. The Ofek School is an integral part of the emerging Israeli community in MetroWest,… READ MORE>>

On Saturday March 12,  I attended the NIP (National Institute for the Psychotherapies) 27th Annual Conference. Entitled “Illusions of Immortality: Psychanalytic Engagement with the Human Condition” (http://www.nipinst.org/nip/training/events/annual_conference/), the conference was a uniquely enriching experience. The presentations addressed, from different yet complementary perspectives, the mind’s struggle with its own demise, with the knowledge that we all must die. Martin Frommer, Ph.D.,… READ MORE>>