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Hana Bimba Brenner In a fragmented world, sincere interfaith dialogue – rooted in one’s own identity and expressed through shared action – is not merely a community practice; it is our hope. The future of human coexistence does not depend on eliminating differences, but on learning to live with them. This conviction challenges a deeply rooted impulse: the […]

(reprinted from Ontario Psychological Association Listserv) Brian Levitt This year on Yom HaShoah, I found myself reflecting on the struggles of our Jewish patients and colleagues in a world overflowing with antisemitism since the nightmarish pogrom carried out by terrorists on October 7, 2023, the largest slaughter of Jews since the Shoah (which you probably

AJP Response to CoNREPA Statement Dear Colleagues, The Association for Jewish Psychologists is truly saddened and angered by the letter that we all recently received, signed by Dr. Sherry Wang, Dr. Earl Turner, and Dr. Milton Fuentes, from the Coalition of Racial and Ethnic Psychological Associations (CoNREPA) and specifically endorsed by APA Division 45, the Asian American

Dr. Nancy L. Segal Boston: Academic Studies Press (2023) Review by Claudia Morris Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton cmorris12@csu.fullerton.edu The Twin Children of the Holocaust: A Book Review I would like to start this book review by proposing an unconventional way of performing such a task. I believe that by simply reviewing the

Association of Jewish Psychologists Comments by Sarah L. Friedman, Ph.D.* October 7, 2023, shook the world of Israelis and of the Jewish community across the world.  We are too close to what transpired to know the long-term effects of the barbaric crimes against Israelis and Israel.  But now it is already clear that when the

By Lenore Walker Last summer, I received an invitation to participate in a new ‘thinktank’ called, The Voice of the People (VOP) under the auspices of Israel President Herzog. Our job was to advise the President on the future of Israel. No further specifications as to how that was going to happen. As I was

AJP Membership Survey II Report 2025 – Summary Prepared by the Education Committee: Drs. Madeline Altabe, Liya Levanda, Esti/EsterCole (Chair & Concept), and Amanda Tarlow, M.S., doctoral student. Purpose & Scope The AJP Education Committee conducted its second membership survey in August 2025 to understand the identities, views, and attitudes of AJP members and assess

By Steven Stein Spoiler alert – if you haven’t seen the movie, this may give away some of the plot.  I was on a flight to Israel, and I decided to watch a movie. I don’t usually watch superhero movies, especially modern ones. I read Superman and Batman comics and saw the TV series as

Steven Stein         Welcome to our 10th edition of Schmooze. As we race between Thanksgiving and the year’s end, we try to get as many of our unfinished tasks completed as possible in order to start the New Year fresh. In that light, we wish everyone a very happy Hanukkah and hopefully by the end of

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