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POSTPONED: Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 9/2017

I will give a presentation as part of a Panel Discussion on Trauma and Mental Health at the UN on Thursday February 9th. The meeting is free and is open to the public. More information is available at http://www.ngomentalhealth.org/events/. The presentation will take place  2:00-4:00pm; I will be presenting on the lessons learned from empirical […]

Article in Yated Neeman About the Monthly Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Boro Park

An article (see below), written by Devorah Naomi Waters LMSW, about the monthly meetings of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust survivors was published in Yated Neeman newspaper on January 20, 2017, summarizing some of the themes of the lectures and the discussions that follow. The next meeting of the Discussion Group will take place this evening at 7:00… READ MORE>>

REMINDER: Seventh Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. Feb. 7/2017

On Tuesday, February 7, I will lead the next meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors at the Boro Park Y. This meeting, which will begin at 7:00 pm, will be the seventh in the series of monthly meetings. The February meeting will discuss “Conflict As An Opportunity for Growth” in conscious […]

Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 9/2017

I will give a presentation as part of a Panel Discussion on Trauma and Mental Health at the UN on Thursday February 9th. The meeting is free and is open to the public. More information is available at http://www.ngomentalhealth.org/events/. The presentation will take place  2:00-4:00pm; I will be presenting on the lessons learned from empirical studies of the children of… READ MORE>>

Presentation on Sun. Feb. 26, free and open to the community

Jewish Family Service off Central NJ presents a half-day program dedicated to the issues surrounding the treatment of elderly Holocaust survivors and the challenges faced by their children as caregivers. The event will be Sunday February 26 , 9:30-12:30 at Congregation Israel, 339 Mountain Avenue, Springfield. Continental breakfast will be served, dietary laws observed. The relationships between survivor parents and… READ MORE>>

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 — the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau — as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the victims of the Nazi era and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides. The United Nations Department of Public Information published… READ MORE>>

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