Dr. Irving Engelson, a Holocaust survivor, is a former university professor, college dean, and corporate executive. He testified before the United States Congress and served as a non-governmental representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Previously... Read More →
Saturday February 13, 2016 5:15pm - 6:15pm EST
Waterside
This hour long documentary Breaking the Silence: The Generation After the Holocaust has much to teach us today about communication between the holocaust generations first, second, and third and its implications for the community at large.
Eva Fogelman is a social psychologist, psychotherapist, filmmaker and author. She is co-director of Child Development Research; co-founder of Psychotherapy with Generations of the Holocaust and Related Traumas; co-founder of the Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers (now the Jewish... Read More →
The showing of the film will be followed by a panel discusssion with a Holocaust survivor, a child of survivors and a grandchild of survivors (to be announced) led by Eva Fogelman.
Eva Fogelman is a social psychologist, psychotherapist, filmmaker and author. She is co-director of Child Development Research; co-founder of Psychotherapy with Generations of the Holocaust and Related Traumas; co-founder of the Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers (now the Jewish... Read More →
Marianna Gersch was born in Debrecen, Hungary and returned there for the first time in more than 50 years in 2011. A New Yorker since 1957, she loves to cook and bake Hungarian foods. She is currently a member of the Hungarian Hidden Children of New York and the New York Jewish Historical... Read More →
Elenor Radzivilover lives on the Upper West Side, is a member of Bnai Jeshurun, a lover of Israel, and is deeply engaged in Jewish life. She practices labor relations law, and travels often to Israel, and other destinations.
This session will present the conditions that non-Jews faced in deciding to save Jews during the German occupation of European countries. Who risked life and limb to help a fellow human being? What motivated these rare individuals to risk their lives? Were the personalities and upbringing of the rescuers different from others in their society?
Eva Fogelman is a social psychologist, psychotherapist, filmmaker and author. She is co-director of Child Development Research; co-founder of Psychotherapy with Generations of the Holocaust and Related Traumas; co-founder of the Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers (now the Jewish... Read More →
Monday February 15, 2016 10:15am - 11:30am EST
Cove
