20
APR
2022

April 20, 2022 – Myra presents a virtual workshop with the professional staff at L’Chaim Adult Day Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Participants learned how to apply the Person-Centered Trauma-Informed3 approach into their group program with Holocaust survivors.
02
NOV
2021

November 2, 2021 – Myra presents virtual training at Jewish Family Services, Ottawa, Canada

Myra was invited to present a Zoom workshop to professional staff and managers at Jewish Family Services, Ottawa, Canada on the topic of Trauma-Informed Practice with Aging Survivors. This workshop enhanced attendees’ knowledge about the survivors of the Holocaust and Rwandan...
21
OCT
2021

October 21, 2021 – Myra presents a virtual staff development workshop for Home Support Workers at Jewish Family Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Myra was invited to conduct a virtual staff development workshop for Home Support Workers at Jewish Family Services, Vancouver, British Columbia on the topic of Trauma-Informed Practice with Holocaust Survivors. She custom designs her workshops to address the issues service...
23
JUN
2021

June 23, 2021 – Myra is a panelist on a national webinar hosted by the Jewish Federations of North American (JFNA) and the Claims Conference

Myra was a panelist on a national webinar hosted by Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) aging service network and the Claims Conference. During this webinar, expert service providers shared the concerns that diverse populations of older adults with a history of trauma...
24
MAY
2021
Israeli flag & survivor & baby arms

Supporting Holocaust Survivors During Attacks Against Israel and A Rise in Anti-Semitism

Israel is once again under attack, this time by Hamas, a terrorist organization that rules Gaza. These heinous acts are distressing for many Jews, especially Holocaust survivors. Many survivors say they feel safe in the world as long as the people of Israel are safe and Israel’s...
23
MAY
2021
Strength from vulnerability

The Vulnerabilities and Strengths We Have Inherited From Our Parents: A Balanced Perspective

Here are the opening remarks I made at an interactive Second Generation (2G) session I facilitated at the Liberation75 global virtual conference on May 9, 2021.  I’d like to share with you a little of my history as the daughter of Fela Zylberstajn and Moishe Grachnik, Holocaust...
04
MAY
2021

May 4-9, 2021 – Myra was a speaker at Liberation 75 global conference

Myra was a speaker at Liberation75, a global conference – the world’s largest event to mark the 75th anniversary of liberation from the Holocaust. On May 4 she gave a presentation about her life’s work with Holocaust survivors titled, “Trauma-Informed...
26
MAR
2021

Do you know that 11 Holocaust survivors have won the prestigious Nobel Prize?

#1   François Englert: Physics 2013 Belgium survivor who survived as a Christian, hiding his Jewish identity. #2   Martin Karplus: Chemistry 2013 Austrian survivor who fled to Switzerland after the Anschluss (German annexation of Austria) in 1938 and then emigrated to the...
11
MAR
2021

March 11, 2021 – Myra delivered a PowerPoint presentation hosted by the Claims Conference for service providers around the world who work with Holocaust Survivors.

Her topic focused on COVID-19 May Trigger Traumatic Memories for Holocaust Survivors: Empowering Strategies and Resources to Help Them Cope. She discussed ways in which the pandemic may trigger survivors’ traumatic memories of their experiences during the Holocaust and their...
26
FEB
2021

Keeping Hope Alive During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Holocaust Survivors

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, I find myself thinking more and more of my parents who are Holocaust Survivors. They were interned in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and other slave labor camps for five years where they endured...