This afternoon I attended the first meeting of a new second generation group in Manhattan, organized by Estelle Jamel-Peretz and Pauline Katz. The turnout was great, and the atmosphere was warm; everyone seemed excited to meet other ‘second generation’ and accepting of the great variation of experiences within our group. What a great way to continue to honor and process… READ MORE>>
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Having Attended the First Meeting of the New Second Generation Group at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Posted by on November 11, 2018
TODAY: A meeting of a new Group of Second Generation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC
Posted by on November 11, 2018
Today at 4 pm, I will be attending a meeting of a Second Generation group at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust (Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, NY, NY 10280) in NYC, and hope to see you there! We like to meet each other, we enjoy the special connection that is immediately… READ MORE>>
Webinar Series Highlighted on Yeshiva University Faculty News
Posted by on November 6, 2018
My webinar series “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor” with the MJHS was covered today in an article in Yeshiva University Faculty News. Irit Felsen
REMINDER: Discussion Group (Webinar): Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on November 4, 2018
A reminder that the next Webinar in the series will take place on Monday November 5/2018 beginning at 12:30 pm. More information, including how to register and how to listen to the recordings of the previous Webinars, is available at the MJHS website at https://www.mjhs.org/healing/. Irit Felsen I will be leading a six-part discussion group, in the form of… READ MORE>>
Discussion Group: Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on September 30, 2018
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>>
Audio recordings available of my ten lecture series: “Our Parents, Our Selves, Our Changing Lives”
Posted by on June 2, 2018
I have posted on my Youtube channel the audio-recordings of a ten-lectures series I gave in Brooklyn last year. The lectures were focused on enhancing the lives of children of Holocaust survivors at this chapter in their lives. Issues characteristic of growing up as a child of survivors were reviewed, including unique vulnerabilities as well as strengths, with a particular… READ MORE>>