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The APF Psychology of Anti-Semitism Fund will be awarding its first grant in September.  We are very excited to see the proposals that will be submitted.  You can see the call for proposals at apf.apa.org.  Click on Grants and scroll down to Psychology of Anti-Semitism Fund.  Perhaps you will be one of those applying for […]

Ester/Esti Cole, Board member and Chair of Education It is exciting to contribute to this newsletter. Our story started with a small group of us coming together as members of the APA Council of Representatives, advocating for the inclusion of its Jewish members in the One APA EDI Tent. I nicknamed us JEDI – Jewish

This does not at all reflect the opinion of the Association of Jewish Psychologists At AJP we try to provide a wide tent for varying opinions of our members. We know that not everyone will agree with every opinion expressed, but we welcome rebuttals and rejoinders. Here is this issue’s opinion. The Case Against DEI

Zoe Bernstein Human Development | PRYDE Scholar Cornell University ’24   “We shall overcome”, we would sing at the top of our lungs, with all the earnestness and conviction young grade school children could muster up, as we dreamt of a world where all people, regardless of race, are afforded the same respect. “Hoops for

People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present by Dara Horn | Steven Stein Review With the recent escalation of antisemitism around the world, author and literary scholar Dara Horn, who wrote People Love Dead Jews, has been once again popping up all over the place giving interviews and presentations. She explains this phenomenon

Daniel Burston, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief We are pleased to announce a new journal entitled Kesher, after the Hebrew word for connection and connectivity. Our mission is to establish and maintain meaningful bonds between Jewish psychologists and psychotherapists across state and national boundaries, and between Jewish psychologists (and graduate students) and their non-Jewish allies. To that end

Welcome to our third edition of Schmooze, the Association of Jewish Psychologists newsletter. As our new association continues to grow (around 700 members so far), there are many initiatives that are taking place. In this issue we announce our new journal- Kesher – and the Editor-in-Chief – Dr. Daniel Burston. As you’ll see below the

We are pleased to announce this new series to be offered by Daniel Burston: Many Jewish psychologists may not know that there is a great deal of literature on religious (mostly Christian) antisemitism from the late 1960s onwards, and Right wing (racially charged) antisemitism in the mental health professions dating back to the 1940s. While

Ilene Serlin, Program Chair Please join us for APA’s 2024 Mini convention on antisemitism called “Never Again” in Seattle, August 8-10. Building on an unexpectedly successful program last year, we are expanding with proposed titles and speakers from clinical, advocacy, research and educational areas. Some of these include: The Trauma of Indigenous People: JIMENA: Jews from

Tara Liberman, Committee Chair As many college/graduate students face an increase in antisemitism on campus, AJP decided to create a space for the campus community to share their experiences and find support. The Campus Task Force is dedicated to supporting facets of college campus life. In consultation with various Jewish student organizations who met with