On Monday March 12, I had the honor and the pleasure of meeting with a large group of second generation. It is a unique experience to be present in the room with so many others who share the unique experience of having been raised by our Holocaust survivor parents and to discuss our experiences among ourselves. As could be expected,… READ MORE>>
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Photos from my recent presentation at the Norman and Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service in Boca Raton, FLA
Posted by on March 27, 2018
Presentation at Annual Bill Lane Social Work Disaster Response Conference, Mar. 22 at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx
Posted by on March 18, 2018
On Thursday March 22, I will be making a presentation entitled “Intergenerational Transmission of Mass Trauma” at the Annual Bill Lane Social Work Disaster Response Conference, hosted at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. The program is free of change, and has been approved for 3 Continuing Education contact hour credits for licensed social workers in NY. For further information… READ MORE>>
Remembering Our Parents’ Resilience, and Honoring Their Legacy
Posted by on January 27, 2018
Growing up, my parents’ home was always full of friends. A mere handful of years after the end of the war, my parents had managed to build a business in which they worked incredibly hard, and with which they filled their home with a sense of affluence that they generously shared with anyone who came in. And many guests came… READ MORE>>
Presentations to the Speakers’ Bureau at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Posted by on January 7, 2018
Over the recent years I have had the privilege of developing a very special connection with the Speakers Bureau and the docents at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC. The Speakers Bureau and the docents are part of the Educators program at the museum, which is run by Elizabeth Edelstein, Vice President for Education at the Museum. The docents… READ MORE>>
Workshop on “Working with Traumatized Clients”, Dec. 14/2017 in NYC
Posted by on December 10, 2017
On Thursday December 14, I will present a talk at a one-day event organized by ESCOTA, the Ease Side Council of the Aging, which is a voluntary not-for profit interagency interdisciplinary organization for professionals working in the field of aging. For more information about ESCOTA, see their webpage. The talk will address unique issues that elderly adults who have suffered… READ MORE>>
Video of Panel Discussion on Lessons from the “Doctors Trial” and Ramifications for Medicine Today Are Now Available on My YouTube Channel
Posted by on November 29, 2017
The video-recordings of the panel discussion “70 Years After Nuremberg: What Have We Learned?” are now available online on my Youtube channel. The event took place on November 9, the anniversary of Kristallnacht, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. There are three segments of the discussion that can be viewed. My personal comments about the lessons… READ MORE>>