featured Archives - Kavod https://kavod.claimscon.org/tag/featured/ A Claims Conference Publication Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:39:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 8 Transcending Victimization through Empowerment https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/8-transcending-victimization-through-empowerment/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/8-transcending-victimization-through-empowerment/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:18 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2479 By Myra Giberovitch 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 horrible events suffer predictable psychological harm’ (Herman, 1992:3). Although survivors differ from…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/8-transcending-victimization-through-empowerment/feed/ 0 Principles and Practices for Implementing Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care for Holocaust Survivors and Other Older Adults https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/principles-and-practices-for-implementing-person-centered-trauma-informed-care-for-holocaust-survivors-and-other-older-adults/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/principles-and-practices-for-implementing-person-centered-trauma-informed-care-for-holocaust-survivors-and-other-older-adults/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:17 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2473 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 American adults 18 and over have had at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes (Kilpatrick et al., 2013).…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/principles-and-practices-for-implementing-person-centered-trauma-informed-care-for-holocaust-survivors-and-other-older-adults/feed/ 0 A victory for father’s sake https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/a-victory-for-fathers-sake/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/a-victory-for-fathers-sake/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:17 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2481 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 On my personal Holocaust Memorial Day, I admire my father and his brother, who chose to leave Germany and start a new life in Eretz…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/a-victory-for-fathers-sake/feed/ 0 The Tasty Travels Club for Holocaust Survivors at JFCS of Greater Philadelphia https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/the-tasty-travels-club-for-holocaust-survivors-at-jfcs-of-greater-philadelphia/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/the-tasty-travels-club-for-holocaust-survivors-at-jfcs-of-greater-philadelphia/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:16 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2468 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 exciting program began at JFCS’ Barbara and Harvey Brodsky Enrichment…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/the-tasty-travels-club-for-holocaust-survivors-at-jfcs-of-greater-philadelphia/feed/ 2 Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy with Holocaust Survivors and their Family Caregivers https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/person-centered-trauma-informed-yoga-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-and-their-family-caregivers/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/person-centered-trauma-informed-yoga-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-and-their-family-caregivers/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:16 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2461 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, life-threatening illness, physical assault, disruption of…

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]]> https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/person-centered-trauma-informed-yoga-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-and-their-family-caregivers/feed/ 1 Resilience through Art: Art Therapy with Holocaust Survivors from the Former Soviet Union https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/resilience-through-art-art-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-from-the-former-soviet-union/ https://kavod.claimscon.org/2020/01/resilience-through-art-art-therapy-with-holocaust-survivors-from-the-former-soviet-union/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:56:15 +0000 http://kavod.claimscon.org/?p=2465 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, to intrusion…The pearl’s beauty is made as a result…

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