Issue 7, Winter 2017 Archives - Kavod

Jewish Hospice – An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Kavod — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:16:12 +0000

Healing does not always mean curing. Healing a wounded soul and helping guide it through the challenges of terminal illness is a significant expression of caring. It is the implementation of Jewish values in the lives of real people at a time when they are most vulnerable. This is Jewish Hospice.

The post Jewish Hospice – An Idea Whose Time Has Come appeared first on Kavod.

The Indestructible Jewish Soul

Kavod — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:16:12 +0000

After viewing a film about how the faith of Holocaust survivors kept them strong during the Shoah, I noticed very little spotlight shone on those survivors whose faith, in contrast, was shattered or conflicted.

The post The Indestructible Jewish Soul appeared first on Kavod.

Reflections from Son of Saul to Son of Alice

Kavod — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:16:11 +0000

Viewing Son of Saul provided my mother and I with a unique, personalized confrontation with intimate moment-to-moment exposure to traumatic scenes on the screen, allowing us to witness the actors’ facial expressions, prosody and body gestures.

The post Reflections from Son of Saul to Son of Alice appeared first on Kavod.

A Measure of Faith: Child Holocaust Survivors and their Spiritual Dilemma

Kavod — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:16:10 +0000

By Robert Krell M.D. July 27, 2016 I am a child Holocaust survivor and must, therefore, begin with my own origins, including my struggle to develop what can only be described as a rudimentary connection to Judaism. Having been born in 1940 in German-occupied Holland, and already in hiding by mid-1942, I entered the war…

The post A Measure of Faith: Child Holocaust Survivors and their Spiritual Dilemma appeared first on Kavod.

Psychological Dynamics in Aging Survivors of the Holocaust

Kavod — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:16:10 +0000

Author: Dr. Eva Fogelman, Ph.D, Child Development Research The psychological dynamics of aging survivors of the Holocaust are worthy of inquiry because, indeed, their old age is marred by a massive traumatic historical catastrophe. For some Holocaust survivors, their lives were disrupted not only by barbaric persecution during the German occupation of European countries, but…

The post Psychological Dynamics in Aging Survivors of the Holocaust appeared first on Kavod.

Snoezelen Rooms: Preserving Memories of Holocaust Survivors with Dementia

Kavod — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:16:10 +0000

Snoezelen is a form of multi-sensory stimulation (MSS) that is used both to calm down Patients with Dementia (PwD) who are agitated, as well as to stimulate those that are disengaged from their surroundings

The post Snoezelen Rooms: Preserving Memories of Holocaust Survivors with Dementia appeared first on Kavod.