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Dr. Karen Shawn Teaches 40 Master Teachers

By On September 7, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Karen Shawn, associate professor of Jewish education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration and editor of its publication PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators, conducted two workshops recently at the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) for 40 master teachers chosen from around the country to participate […]

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Felsen Gives an Educational Program on End-of-Life Care

By On June 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Irit Felsen, adjunct professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, held an educational program on June 19, 2019, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust titled “Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Holocaust Survivors Facing the End of Life: Examining the Past to Improve […]

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Felsen Leads Seminar on Holocaust Trauma

By On March 14, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Irit Felsen, adjunct professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, is a co-chair of the trauma group of the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations and a researcher with the Yale University Trauma Study Group. She has a particular interest in survivors of trauma, and […]

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Paldiel Co-Organizes Conference on the Rosenstrasse Protest

By On August 28, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Mordecai Paldiel, adjunct professor in Jewish history, is working with Nathan Stoltzfus, Dr. Dorothy and Jonathan Rintels Professor of Holocaust Studies at Florida State University, and Dr. Volker Berghahn, Seth Low Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, to organize a conference at Columbia University on October 4-5, 2018, honoring the 75th anniversary […]

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Shawn Collaborates with Researchers at Gathering of Oral Historians

By On August 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Karen Shawn, visiting associate professor of Jewish education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, presented and participated in a morning-long session focusing on research about the oral testimonies of child Holocaust survivors during the World Congress of Jewish Studies on August 1. The session was sponsored by the Oral […]

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