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Dr. Rony Alfandary (School of Social Work) is interviewed on NBC News on the anniversary of Kristallnacht

According to an exclusive NBC News report commemorating the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnact, 2020 was the third worst year of Anti-sematic incidents in America. Clinical psychologist and UofH lecturer Dr. Rony Alfandary cautioned that Anti-sematic incidents are especially traumatic for Holocaust survivors and can trigger deep anxieties. Dr. Alfandary’s new book, “Postmemory, Psychoanalysis and Holocaust Ghosts: The Solonica Cohen Family and Trauma Across Generations”, examines a collection of letters written by members of a Jewish family between 1923 and 1942, and the impact of trauma on future generations of the same family. WATCH THE NBC REPORT

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