Through the Lens of the Holocaust: Trauma & Intergeneration Trauma. Explore the long-reaching reverberations of mass trauma influencing the individual survivor, spouses and children born years after trauma ends.
2G & 3G: Sharing a Unique Legacy. An interactive session focused on the struggles and unique resiliencies related to being a child or grandchild of Holocaust survivors. Limited to 20 participants.
Historical & Intergenerational Trauma. Exploration of the processes involved in transmission of historical trauma among African-American, Indigenous, refugee and immigrant populations. Panelists will discuss their own experiences with the impact of historical trauma on second, third and in some cases many generations-long transmissions of trauma.
Family Dynamics and Difficult Issues in Treating Holocaust Families. A discussion of specific issues that complicate relationships among family members as well as with healthcare providers working with Holocaust families. Free CEU.
On Wednesday, December 16 at 4:00PM, JFS Community Chaplain Rabbi Lynn Liberman will lead a candle lighting ceremony as part of the Be the Light Hanukkah event.