I will be leading a six-part discussion group, in the form of a free online webinar, entitled “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor”. The program is hosted and supported by MJHS. Their announcement of the program is copied below. Irit Felsen MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, the largest hospice provider in NYS under Jewish auspices,… READ MORE>>
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Discussion Group: Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on September 30, 2018
New semester of teaching starting at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
Posted by on August 28, 2018
I am pleased to be starting the new semester at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University in the Bronx. I will again be teaching a graduate course on “Couples and Family Counseling” (Course #6440). In other Yeshiva University-related news, a blog about my recently published paper was posted by the media department on the Yeshiva University… READ MORE>>
“The Leisure Seeker” – Movies about old age. Finally.
Posted by on August 13, 2018
Finally, Old Age, Dementia, Terminal Illness and Love at the Autumn of life are being portrayed in the movies. Movies are important agents of social change influencing public perceptions. Seeing our movie stars portray the trials and tribulations, but also love, romance, adventure and camaraderie, and yes, even sex in the late years of life is a relatively new and… READ MORE>>
Hecht Museum’s “Arrivals, Departures” Provides Glimpse into the Lives and Work of 18 Persecuted Jewish Artists
Posted by on August 2, 2018
Over the course of a recent visit in Israel this summer, I had the opportunity to briefly tour the Hecht Museum’s art exhibit, “Arrivals, Departures: The Oscar Ghez Collection.” The exhibit, which will run at the museum, found within the University of Haifa, through November 1, features the salvaged works of 18 Jewish French artists who were persecuted and killed… READ MORE>>
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>>