An Information and Practice Guide for Working with Holocaust Survivors by Myra Giberovitch Judith Hassan OBE Special Advisor Therapeutic Services for Survivors and Refugees of War Trauma (Jewish Care) Myra Giberovitch Myra Giberovitch, an experienced social worker, has devoted 25 years of her life looking into the face of death through the eyes of the Holocaust … Continue reading “Recovering from Genocidal Trauma” by Myra Giberovitch: A Book Review
Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Art of Storytelling
by Maureen DeLorenzo
Case Manager, Holocaust Survivor’s Assistance Program
Alpert Jewish Family & Children’s Service,
West Palm Beach, Florida
March 1, 2014
Nine months ago, I tied the knot with my newfound soul mate and best friend. The six months leading up to our nuptials were filled with excitement, anxiety and wonder about the family narrative we … Continue Reading ››
For Decades I was Silent: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey Back to Faith – The Memoirs of Baruch G. Goldstein
A Book Review
by Susan H. Sachs
MELABEV - מלב"ב
מרכז לטיפול בקשיש בקהילה
Jerusalem, Israel
Melabev was the very first organization in Jerusalem to provide safe, pleasant, caring day centers for older adults with declining memory or cognitive skills. The staff of the Melabev day care centers also offers support and guidance to the family … Continue Reading ››
Looking Back, Being Here and Glimpsing at the Future: Eleven Years in the Life of a Group of Women Survivors, Under the Auspices of AMCHA
by Aviva Lion
Introduction
In March 2003, I arrived on the doorstep of Yoram Amit, director of Amcha in Rehovot. In a very unimposing office, here was the person who would introduce me to the fact that I was a Holocaust survivor. The facts about my life and the Holocaust I knew – but … Continue Reading ››Scars of the Past – Group Work with Holocaust Survivors and Descendants
By Halina Rosenkranz, M.S.
Holocaust Program—Group Facilitator
Westchester Jewish Community Services
141 N. Central Avenue
Hartsdale, New York
"We’re supposed to feel sorry for the children of Nazis; who feels sorry for us? They have the choice of hating their families—our families are dead. We have no choice!”
The above statement was made during a discussion following the … Continue Reading ››
DO WE HAVE FOCUS? – Supporting Holocaust Survivor Guides and Volunteers at The Sydney Jewish Museum
By Renee Symonds BA Dip. Ed., MA Psych. and Rony Bognar