The Spirit of Hope Benefit – which took place on May 18 at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto – brought together more than 2,000 guests in support of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s (FSWC) mission to combat antisemitism and intolerance. This year’s Spirit of Hope keynote speaker was former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, who was… READ MORE>>
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David Cameron and Brian Mulroney Discuss Antisemitism, Issues Facing Europe and Middle East at Annual Spirit of Hope Benefit for Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies
Posted by on May 20, 2017
Video Available Online of My Lecture at the Eighteenth Annual Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference
Posted by on May 17, 2017
I am pleased to report that a video of my lecture “Defying Evil: Child and Adolescent Holocaust Survivors” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, as part of the Eighteenth Annual Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference, is now available online. The lecture addressed the adaptation of young survivors to the inordinately traumatic experiences they endured during… READ MORE>>
Presenting at IARPP Conference in Sydney, Australia (May 25-28/2017)
Posted by on May 15, 2017
On May 25-28, I will attend the conference of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis (http://www.iarppsydney2017.com/) in Sydney, Australia. The conference aims to direct attention to topics which have not received sufficient attention in psychoanalytic writing. Within this frame of reference, I will present a talk about the effects of parental post-traumatic reactions and enactments in the emotional life of… READ MORE>>
Educators Coming to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust to Learn About The Holocaust and Its Lessons for Today
Posted by on May 9, 2017
Last Month at the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference for Educators, titled “Lives Turned Upside Down: Teenagers During The Holocaust”, there was an outstanding turnout of educators who teach about the Holocaust and its lessons for young people in 21st century. Organized by Elizabeth Edelstein, Vice President for Education at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the evening included my lecture entitled:… READ MORE>>
Photos and Information about the Recent Caregiver Conference at JFS Central NJ- in their May/June Newsletter
Posted by on May 8, 2017
The recent Newsletter for Caregivers of Holocaust Survivors published by the Jewish Family Service of Central NJ just came out, in print and online, describing the recent JFSCNJ Caregiver Conference in which I gave the keynote presentation, addressing the long-standing effects of massive trauma on survivors, and highlighting the importance of sensitivity to particular aspects in the non-verbal and verbal… READ MORE>>
Summary of the Ninth Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors: Intimacy In Couples
Posted by on May 6, 2017
The purpose of the entire lecture series “Our Parents, Ourselves, Our Changing Lives” has been two-fold, to increase understanding of Holocaust survivor parents, and of ourselves, and in particular, to enhance the present and future resilience and quality of life of the second generation. The previous sessions illuminated particular relational vulnerabilities common among the second generation, such as a tendency… READ MORE>>