Healing the Wounds of History
presents

A Gathering of Descendants
of Holocaust Survivors

An evening and a day of reflection on the impact
and meaning of our Holocaust legacies
60 years after Liberation

Conducted by
Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT/BCT

The Living Arts Counseling Center

$100
(Limited Discount Scholarships Available)

The Workshop

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, descendants of Jewish Holocaust survivors are invited to explore and share how their historical inheritance has impacted them. Through dialogue, expressive arts and therapeutic processes, participants will give shape and meaning to their Holocaust legacies and take steps towards healing their personal and collective wounds.

Healing the Wounds of History is a process in which psychotherapy, drama and expressive arts therapy techniques are used to work with a group of participants who share a common legacy of historical trauma. The process was developed by Armand Volkas, a psychotherapist and drama therapist from Oakland, California.  Volkas is the son of Auschwitz survivors and resistance fighters from World War II.   He was moved by his personal struggle with this legacy of historical trauma to address the issues that arose from it:  issues around identity, victimization and perpetration, meaning and grief. Healing the Wounds of History helps participants work through the burden of such legacies by transforming their pain into constructive action through acts of creation and acts of service.

Call (510) 527-5577
to reserve a space in the workshop