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Screening of Short Film “GANEF” and a Panel Discussion with the Director and Actors of the Film

Presentation Date: 11/16/21
Location: Zoom

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The Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will be hosting a screening and discussion of the 14-minute long movie “Ganef”, which qualified for the Oscars. The… READ MORE>>

Upcoming Lecture at the MJHS Conference on “The Liberator and the Liberated: 75 Years Post WW II”

Presentation Date: 11/10/21
Location: Zoom

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On Wednesday November 10, I will present a lecture at the annual MJHS Conference, the topic of which this year is “The Liberator and the Liberated: 75 Years Post WW… READ MORE>>

Upcoming Presentation at the NYC Elder Abuse Center

Presentation Date: 10/29/21
Location: Zoom

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On Friday, October 29, I will be giving a presentation to the staff of the NYC Elder Abuse Center (NYCEAC), entitled “The Risk for Dehumanization and  Non-Conscious Bias Towards Older… READ MORE>>

My eBook “Manual for Facilitators of Groups for Children of Holocaust Survivors” is Now Available Also Online

For clinicians who wish to facilitate groups for adult children of Holocaust survivors or children of other trauma survivors, we have created a manual on the basis of a series of ten meetings that I facilitated in 2016-2017. The manual can be downloaded from this link. The content of the meetings was created by me, and edited with funding from… READ MORE>>

Reminder: Tomorrow 2:15 pm EDT: My Upcoming Presentation: “The Reactions of Children of Holocaust Survivors during the Coronavirus Pandemic”

Presentation Date: 10/18/21
Location: Zoom

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On October 18 beginning at 2:15 pm EDT, I will be making a presentation as part of the conference offered by Self Help and the JFNA: “Resilience, Adaptation, and Innovation… READ MORE>>

My Upcoming Presentation: “The Reactions of Children of Holocaust Survivors during the Coronavirus Pandemic”

Presentation Date: 10/18/21
Location: Zoom

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On October 18 beginning at 2:15 pm EDT, I will be making a presentation as part of the conference offered by Self Help and the JFNA: “Resilience, Adaptation, and Innovation… READ MORE>>

Reminder: Tomorrow 9 am EDT: Online Presentation at Conference in England for Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants

On Sunday, October 3rd, I will be presenting an online talk (via Zoom) about the long-term effects of intergenerational transmission in descendants of Holocaust survivors. This presentation is part of a two-day conference organized by the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR),  the national charity supporting Holocaust refugees and survivors living in Great Britain. This year AJR celebrates their 80th anniversary… READ MORE>>

Online Presentation at Conference in England for Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants

Presentation Date: 10/03/21
Location: Zoom (England)

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On Sunday, October 3rd, I will be presenting an online talk (via Zoom) about the long-term effects of intergenerational transmission in descendants of Holocaust survivors. This presentation is part of… READ MORE>>

Online Presentation for the NYC Elder Abuse Center at Weill/Cornell on Friday September 17

Presentation Date: 09/17/21
Location: Zoom

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Trauma-informed perspective recognizes that traumatic events and traumatic circumstances exist also in the lives of healthcare providers, and that recognizing it and addressing it is critical for the provision of… READ MORE>>

Asking for Your Help in Participating in a Study About Vibrant Older Adults

As part of my work co-leading the Working Group on Older Adults and Caregivers of the American Psychological Association Interdivision COVID-19 Task Force, I have helped to create and am participating in a research study on the experiences of older adults during and following the coronavirus pandemic. The purposes of the study, and why I believe it is necessary and… READ MORE>>

My Recent Publication About the Experiences of 2G During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Importance of 2G Forums During Stressful Times

I am very pleased to share tne news that my paper describing the reactions of Second Generation (2G) to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to the socio-political events that took place in the USA during the same time, was recently published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Social Innovations,  Vol 91(2), 2021, 171-180. The electronic citation to the paper is https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/ort0000535…. READ MORE>>

REMINDER: TOMORROW: Rescheduled for July 15: The Third Generation Articulates Their Relationships with Survivor Grandmothers, in Film

Presentation Date: 07/15/21
Location: Zoom

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The event described below and in my blog post from June 14 had to be rescheduled due to unforeseeable circumstances, and we are thrilled to be able to invite you… READ MORE>>

Presentations by the Interdisciplinary Covid-19 Task Force of the American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) Interdisciplinary Covid-19 Task Force was created in March 2020 to address the needs of various vulnerable populations. I have been serving as the Chair of the Working Group on Older Adults and Caregivers, along with my Co-Chair, Dr. Jenni Frumer. A video was recently made of presentations by the Chairs of  the various Working Groups,… READ MORE>>

Rescheduled for July 15: The Third Generation Articulates Their Relationships with Survivor Grandmothers, in Film

Presentation Date: 07/15/21
Location: Zoom

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The event described below and in my blog post from June 14 had to be rescheduled due to unforeseeable circumstances, and we are thrilled to be able to invite you… READ MORE>>

The Third Generation Articulates Their Relationships with Survivor Grandmothers, in Film

Presentation Date: 06/22/21
Location: Zoom

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I want to share with you a link to a special program I feel very excited about,  which I created and which will be hosted over Zoom by the Museum… READ MORE>>