On Tuesday July 25, I will host the tenth meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors at the Boro Park Y in Brooklyn, NY. The series of meetings is entitled “Survivor Families: Our Parents, Ourselves, Our Changing Lives”. The meeting will begin at 7 pm. More details are available below. This will be the final meeting in… READ MORE>>
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Tenth (and Final) Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. July 25 at the Boro Park Y
Posted by on July 19, 2017
Presentation for Teachers at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC on Fri. July 21
Posted by on July 18, 2017
I will be presenting a lecture entitled “Child and Adolescent Survivors” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in NYC this Friday (July 21) at 12 noon. The museum is offering a summer course to NYC public and Catholic school teachers focused on “Children During the Holocaust”. This course, organized by Elizabeth Edelstein, vice president for… READ MORE>>
My Recent Visit to Yad Vashem: The Experiences of Child Survivors in the Immediate Years Following the End of WWII
Posted by on July 16, 2017
I just returned from a meeting at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The meeting opened with a welcoming comment by Sharon Kangisser-Cohen and Iael Nidam-Orvieto, from the Hebrew University and Director of the International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem. It was followed by a presentation by myself and by my colleague Danny Brom, Ph.D., from Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem, entitled :… READ MORE>>
Audiorecording of My April 23/17 Presentation at Rinat Yisrael Available Online
Posted by on July 2, 2017
The audiorecording of my presentation on Apr. 23/17 at Rinat Yisrael, the flyer for which is shown below, is now available online on their WWW page. You can find the link to the audiorecording under my name on this WWW page . Irit Felsen
A Lecture for Teachers at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust on July 21/17
Posted by on July 1, 2017
On Friday July 21, 2017, I will be presenting a lecture to school teachers as part of the course “Children During the Holocaust” about the long-term impact of the experiences endured by those who were children and adolescents during the Holocaust. The event will take place at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in NYC…. READ MORE>>
Suggested Reading List for the June 22 Lecture “Trauma Informed Care of Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Trauma Survivors: Dehumanization and Empathy” at the Museum for Jewish Heritage in NYC
Posted by on June 28, 2017
On Thursday June 22, I presented a lecture in New York for community professionals and healthcare providers of the MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care. For those who requested relevant readings to complement the lecture, my suggested Reading List is available here. Irit Felsen