This Ordinary Thing | Q&A with Eva Fogelman
2025-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, New York, New York, 10003, United States
Haunting and unforgettable, This Ordinary Thing tells the story of non-Jews who helped save Jewish people across Europe during The Holocaust. The film combines never-before-seen archival footage with the testimonies of over forty different people who, working independently and at great risk to themselves and their families, saved thousands of Jewish strangers from almost certain death. Narrated by an all-star cast, the film is a timely reminder of the pockets of goodness that can rise in a sea of evil: everyday people helping others who were “different” from them.

Screening Firday December 5 to Thursday December 11 at the Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, NYC. For more information:

212) 924-3363 (Movies schedule)(212) 924-3364 (Box Office)info@cinemavillage.com

• Q&A on Friday 12/5 after 7pm show, with Director Nick Davis and composer Adam Guettel.

• Q&A on Saturday 12/6 after 7pm show, with Eva Fogelman, Psychologist, Filmmaker and author of Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust.

• Q&A on Sunday 12/7 after 1pm show, with Editor Josh Freed.

• Q&A on Sunday 12/7 after 7pm show, with Executive Producer Albert M. Tapper.

• Q&A on Thursday 12/11 after 7pm show, with Director Nick Davis and actor Bill Irwin.

Notably, none of the people featured in the film thought of themselves as heroes. And yet the film, with immense contemporary resonance, causes each of us to ask ourselves “What would I have done?”

From Emmy-winning filmmaker Nick Davis comes This Ordinary Thing — a powerful and deeply moving documentary about ordinary people who performed extraordinary acts of courage during the Holocaust.

Through never-before-seen archival footage and the testimonies of over forty individuals, the film tells the stories of non-Jews who risked their lives—and the lives of their families—to save Jewish strangers across Europe.

Narrated by an all-star cast including Helen Mirren, F. Murray Abraham, Carrie Coon, Jeremy Irons, Ellen Burstyn, and Stephen Fry, the film explores how compassion and humanity can prevail even in a sea of darkness. None of the rescuers thought of themselves as heroes, yet their bravery echoes across generations, asking us all: What would I have done?

Featuring a haunting original score by Tony Award–winner Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza, Floyd Collins), This Ordinary Thing is a timeless reminder that small acts of goodness can shine through the darkest chapters of history.

The film is Executive Produced by Albert M. Tapper (Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy).

Nick Davis Documentary ‘This Ordinary Thing’ Official Trailer. YouTube.

Community Yom Hashoah Commemoration
2026-04-13 19:15 - 20:30 | Jewish Community Center of Harrison, New York, 130 Union Avenue, Harrison, New York, 10528, United States
Eva Fogelman

Together as one community let us gather to remember our 6 million martyrs in a brief program consisting of readings, music and prayer. The featured speaker will be Dr. Eva Fogelman, pioneer expert on intergenerational transmission of trauma.

This year’s program will be held at the JCCH. Some of our teens will be participating in the commemoration. Registration required

yom hashoah harrison, NY 2026 programDownload

UnBroken Screening honoring the Weber Siblings' 80th Anniversary in America
2026-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY, 10280, United States
Screening of UnBroken followed by a Q&A with director Beth Lane, moderated by Eva Fogelman, PhD

In recognition of 80 years after their extraordinary journey to freedom, the story of the seven Weber siblings — among the only known group of Jewish siblings to survive the Holocaust together — will be honored with a special commemorative screening of the award-winning documentary UnBroken in New York this May.

Unbroken, directed by Beth Lane. Provided.

On May 17, 2026, the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and The Weber Family Arts Foundation will host a landmark screening of UnBroken alongside the descendants of the Weber siblings, whose lives were forever shaped by war, separation and resilience. This will be an historic homecoming in the city where their new lives in America began — just a few blocks from Pier 64, where the first vessel to transport Holocaust survivors from Bremerhaven to the United States docked, under President Truman’s December 1945 emergency directive.

The Weber siblings’ survival is nothing short of extraordinary. After losing their mother at Auschwitz, the children were hidden for two years on a farm in Germany by Paula and Arthur Schmidt (Righteous Among the Nations), whose courage and humanity saved their lives. Bound by their father’s final instruction — to always stay together — the siblings endured unimaginable hardship before ultimately finding freedom and rebuilding their lives in America. Upon arrival at Pier 64, newspapers across the country ran photographs of the Weber siblings, one of which hangs in the final gallery of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

“This film is about the power of unity, the courage to do what is right, and the refusal to stand by in the face of injustice,” said Filmmaker Beth Lane. “It’s a tribute not only to my family, but to the individuals who risked everything to save them.”

The 80th anniversary events serve as both remembrance and celebration, honoring the lives the siblings built in the United States and the legacy they pass on to future generations and honors Jewish American Heritge Month.

“These gatherings are more than commemorations,” Lane added. “They are a testament to survival, to family, and to the enduring belief that even in humanity’s darkest moments, there is light. Our new Learning Guide, developed with Journeys in Film, offers learners the opportunity to exercise their muscles of empathy and compassion.”

UnBroken Official Trailer

Pathways to Healing Transgenerational Holocaust Trauma
2026-05-29 14:05 - 15:05 | International Psychohistorical Association
I warmly invite you to participate in our 49th Annual Conference, titled Breaking Cycles of Violence: Psychohistorical Perspectives on Individual and Collective Healing. The conference will take place May 29–31, 2026, and will explore the psychological roots of violence as well as pathways toward healing at both individual and collective levels.

Breaking Cycles of Violence. International Psychohistorical Association’s 49th annual conferenceMAY 29-31, 2026 (Friday – Sunday)

I will be presenting on Pathways to Healing Transgenerational Holocaust Trauma. This panel explores the psychological legacy of Holocaust trauma across generations, focusing on the work of Judith Kestenberg, Holocaust child survivors, second-generation survivors, identity formation, testimony, resilience, and pathways toward healing. Helene, Ira and I will examine how psychoanalytic and psychohistorical understanding may help address the enduring impact of collective trauma.

Short Bios:

Eva Fogelman, PhD, is a psychologist, filmmaker, and author specializing in Holocaust survivors, rescuers, and historical trauma.

Ira Brenner, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Sidney Kimmel Medical School and author of numerous works on psychic trauma.

Helene Bass-Wischelhaus, PhD, is President of Child Development Research and co-chair of the International Study of Organized Persecution of Children.

Then, on Sunday May 31 at 9:05am – 11:05 am I will be chairing a panel, Starting Violence Prevention from Birth-Three: Judith Kestenberg’s Nonverbal Approach.

International Psychohistorical Association’s 49th annual conferenceMAY 29-31, 2026 (Friday – Sunday)

Panelists: Susan Loman, K. Mark Sossin, and Janet Kestenberg Amighi

Bios:

K. Mark Sossin, PhD, is Professor Emeritus/Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Pace University and former Director of the PhD Program in Clinical Psychology, Health Care Emphasis. He is a clinical psychologist; adult, child, and adolescent psychoanalyst; couples and infant-parent psychotherapist; Training Analyst and instructor at the Contemporary Freudian Society; and Clinical Faculty/Supervisor at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University. He is co-author of The Meaning of Movement: Embodied Developmental, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives of the Kestenberg Movement Profile and co-editor of Healing After Parent Loss in Childhood and Adolescence and Mothers, Infants and Young Children of September 11, 2001: A Primary Prevention Project. He is Director of the Mind, Movement, Interaction, & Development (MMID) Research Group at Pace, where he pursues research in infancy, nonverbal behavior, applications of the Kestenberg Movement Profile (KMP), mind-body relations, ASD, trauma transmission, and the psychological impact of the Holocaust and state-sponsored genocide. Dr. Sossin is primarily located in Ontario, NY. He can be reached at kmsossin@gmail.com.

Janet Kestenberg Amighi is an anthropologist who has done research in cooperation with the Zoroastrians of Iran, Balinese of Indonesia, and Mexican mushroom workers in Pennsylvania. Her books include The Meaning of Movement: Embodied Developmental, Clinical and Cultural Perspectives on the KMP (ed.1 &2), with Susan Loman and K. Mark Sossin; The Zoroastrians of Iran: A History of Transformation and Survival, with Bahman Moradian). She can be reached at jkamighi@msn.com.

Susan Loman, M.A., BC-DMT (Ret), NCC, KMP certified analyst, professor emeritus, Dir, MA program in DMT and counseling (1987–2017) Antioch University; ADTA approval committee (2014–16); Co-editor of American Journal of Dance Therapy (2011-2014); AJDT Editorial Board 2014 – present); Chair Education Committee ADTA (1995-1999); The Arts and Psychotherapy Editorial Board (1996-2011). Dance/movement therapist at Judith Kestenberg’s Center (1978-1987); Co-Author of The Meaning of Movement. KMP trainings were conducted in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Argentina, China, England, Scotland, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United States. Director of the KMP committee. Susan Loman received the ADTA lifetime achievement award (2014), and the lifetime achievement award from the European Center for Dance Therapy (2017). She can be reached at sloman@antioch.edu.

What Is This Conference About?

How do we break the cycles of violence — within ourselves, our families, and our societies — that perpetuate suffering across generations? What can psychohistory contribute to understanding and transforming these deep patterns? The 2026 IPhA Annual Conference invites scholars, clinicians, educators, and activists to explore these vital questions from both individual and collective perspectives.

This year’s theme, “Breaking Cycles of Violence: Psychohistorical Perspectives on Individual and Collective Healing,” calls for dialogue between psychology, history, and social practice. Participants are encouraged to examine the roots of violence, the dynamics of trauma, and the possibilities of repair and transformation in a fractured world.

Our program will unfold across three major strands:

Understanding Individual and Collective Psychology– The study of lives and psychobiographies– Living in an age of AI– Dealing with trauma and breaking cycles of transgenerational trauma

Social Divisions and Identities– “Why Wars?”: Overcoming state violence in a dysfunctional world– Modern social perversions: human trafficking, scapegoating, groupthink, censorship– Generational divides: social and clinical aspects– Migration and identity: psychohistorical dynamics of displacement and belonging

Pathways to Healing and Transformation– Cultural healing, resilience, and positive transformation– Social justice, human rights, and nonviolent communication– Women and leadership in our changing world

Who We Are

We are clinicians, historians and other scholars from diverse disciplines who seek to understand how history, public affairs, and culture shape and are shaped by individual and group psychology. The IPhA is open to all who wish to study, teach, and conduct research in psychohistory.

Eugene Delacroix. Liberty Leading the People. Louvre.
