Second Generation Program–Keynote Address by Helen Epstein: “The Shadow of the Holocaust on the lives of descendants of survivors – Is it possible to move beyond its grip?”

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Event Date: November 14th, 2021

Event time: 7:00 pm

This is a virtual event via Zoom with Advance Registration.  In lieu of tickets, a donation of $18 will be gratefully accepted.


 

Biography

Well-known author, journalist, and child of survivors, Helen Epstein’s published works include the non-fiction trilogy Children of the HolocaustWhere She Came From, and The Long Half-Lives of Love and Trauma. In 2020, she edited and annotated her mother’s 1974 memoir, Franci’s War.  Her pioneering work on the inter-generational transmission of trauma paved the way for hundreds of works by second-generation writers, artists, and researchers and has been widely translated.

Born in Prague in 1947, Helen grew up in New York City. In addition to her 11 books, her reviews and articles have appeared in the Sunday New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, New York, Esquire, and NewYorker.com.  She lives in Massachusetts and has two grandchildren in Montreal.

Read more about Helen Epstein


Event Sponsors

This event was made possible with a grant from the Azrieli Foundation.

CHES would like to thank the following event sponsors:

Principal Gold Sponsor:

John McHale & Renee Levcovitch Foundation

 

Principal Bronze Sponsor:

Mrs. Marcia Saipe


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2 Responses

  1. efarkas

    Hi Tania, we apologize for this and we are looking into it. You should have received the Zoom details if you entered the correct email address. The program has been recorded and will be available on the CHES website in the coming days. If you would like to contact us further regarding this, please send an email to Mina Cohn at info@chesatottawa.ca.

  2. Tania Nelson

    Hi, I’ve registered for this event but still haven’t received zoom details!
    Please send ASAP.
    Thanks
    Tania Nelson
    Manchester. UK.