Author: Sarah Lewis-Levy, Dr

October 28th, 2015

In Yad Binyamin, a yishuv in the south of Israel where I live, I feel relatively safe despite the continuous barrage of terror attacks Israelis have recently experienced.  Nevertheless, there have been real and noticeable changes in the behavior of Jews in Israel since the most recent current onslaught of violent and indiscriminate shooting, stone throwing, knifing and car ramming attacks.  Israelis are less likely to walk and text or e …
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Author: Sarah Lewis-Levy, Dr

October 10th, 2015

As a neuropsychologist who recently moved to Israel, I have been inundated with questions from parents about how to deal with their young children’s questions and fears stemming from the recent slew of terror attacks.  My response to terrorism in Israel is different from my response to terrorism in the U.S.  When I worked as the director of guidance in a school in America, for 9/11 memorials, I recommended that teachers avoid usin …
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