The core experiences of psychological trauma are disempowerment and disconnection from others.
J.L. Herman (1992)
VICTIMIZATION
Long-term victimization under a systematic and comprehensive program of genocide adversely affected the mental and emotional well-being of many survivors. ‘People who have endured … Continue Reading ››
Barbara Joyce Bedney, Ph.D., M.S.W., Leah Bergen Miller, B.A, and Shelley Rood Wernick, M.B.A.
The Jewish Federations of North America Center for Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care
Introduction
It is currently estimated that close to 90% of … Continue Reading ››
By David Boas
The following article was published on May 2, 2019 in the Jerusalem Post. Courtesy of Jerusalem Post.
Pictured above: The Boas family house in Bad Harzburg, Germany 1933
Carly M. Bruski, LMSW, Assistant Director, Holocaust Survivor Support Program
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.”
- James Beard
The Holocaust Survivor Support Program offers an array of social programming, but without a doubt one of the favorites is Tasty Travels Club. This … Continue Reading ››
Alyssa Reiner, MSW, LSW, RYT200
More than seventy years after the Holocaust, the complete impact of pervasive trauma on Survivors continues to be under investigation. An increased sense of fragility results in a mind-body relationship characterized by pain, misunderstanding, and lack of control. A childhood signified by extreme malnutrition, … Continue Reading ››
By Mariya Keselman, MA, ATR-BC, LPC
“At root, a pearl is a ‘disturbance,’ a beauty caused by something that isn’t supposed to be there, about which something needs to be done. It is the interruption of equilibrium that creates beauty. Beauty is a response to provocation, … Continue Reading ››
By Betyna Bock
Dedication to My Father - Karel Bock
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell. A Hell of Heaven." - John Milton, "Paradise Lost"
By Renee Symonds BA Dip. Ed., MA Psych.
An unconventional father, I had,
A confirmed Communist too
And here in Australia
A Socialist would do
A lover of languages
By Maggie Leone, Boston University, College of Communication 2021
Preface
The memories return in flashes. None of the events are contiguous or chronological. I know what happened – I lived it – but the pieces do not always fit together.
