For Immediate Release
USC INSTITUTE OF ARMENIAN STUDIES
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, USA
Contact: Syuzanna Petrosyan, Associate Director
[email protected]
213.821.3943
“Inheriting Genocide: Lessons from Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma” to
Be Held at the Museum of Tolerance
A full day symposium featuring academics and service providers focusing on
trauma transmission among Holocaust and Armenian Genocide survivors and their
descendants will take place at the Museum of Tolerance on February 7, 2018.
The program, entitled “Inheriting Genocide: Lessons from Intergenerational
Transmission of Trauma in Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Survivor
Populations,” is organized by the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, the
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, The Jewish Federation of North America,
and the Museum of Tolerance.
Salpi Ghazarian, director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, and
Holocaust survivor Lya Frank, will share their personal stories of inheriting
genocide and trauma in the day-long program.
Opening remarks will be made by Charles Kaplan, Research Professor and
Associate Dean of Research at the USC Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human
Services. He will be followed by Swedish-born Israeli psychologist Dr. Natan
Kellermann and psychiatrist Dr. Andrei Novac.
During the second part of the symposium, marriage and family therapist Christie
Tcharkhoutian will give a talk on clinical interventions for descendants of the
Armenian Genocide.
The program will continue with a panel entitled “Voices from the Trenches.” The
panel will feature service providers Cally Clein of the Jewish Federation &
Family Services, Dr. Selina Mangassarian from Harbor UCLA Medical Center,
Sheila Moore of the Jewish Family Service, and clinical psychologist Dr.
Charles Pilavian.
Registration is required for symposium attendees at
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__inherited-2Dexperience.eventbrite.com&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=LVw5zH6C4LHpVQcGEdVcrQ&m=JHSxK3kcEBRQkIpeNKFsyrFTRDeCs1w_23NZgLVTKXY&s=06HzTLGfdTGhVPI6iaaa9mlj-JJJYKKdTVgj030At5U&e=.
Admission is free. Program will take place from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on February
7, 2018 at the Museum of Tolerance (9786 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles,
California). Free underground parking is available at the Museum.
Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Three Continuing Education Units
available for therapists and social workers.
For inquiries, write to [email protected] or call 213.821.3943.
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About the Institute:
Established in 2005, the USC Institute of Armenian Studies supports
multidisciplinary scholarship to re-define, explore and study the complex
issues that make up the contemporary Armenian experience—from post-genocide to
the developing Republic of Armenia to the evolving diaspora. The institute
encourages research, publications and public service, and promotes links among
the global academic and Armenian communities.
