Interprofessional Rounds - N. Semel: Holocaust Education Week - Interprofessional Rounds - "And the Rat Laughed": Transferring Emotional Memory across the Generations

Presenter:
Nava Semel

Ms. Semel is an award winning Israeli author, whose novel “And the Rat Laughed” deals with the act of remembering the horrific events of the Holocaust and the transfer of memory from one generation to another.

Ms. Semel will discuss the influence of Holocaust memories on survivors and their descendents, focusing on the transfer of emotional memory, on the need to forget in order to survive, and on the need to remember, nonetheless.

Location:
Baycrest Hospital
Ben and Hilda Katz Building
2nd Floor
Classrooms ABC