title: Being in Berlin: a large group experience in the Berlin Congress.
abstract: In July 2007, the International Psychoanalytic Congress convened for the first time since the war in the former Nazi capital, Berlin. An open large group forum was held at this meeting, where attendees (Jewish, German and others) had the opportunity to explore the emotional aspects stirred up by being in Berlin. Hundreds of people participated in the event and described it as the 'heart of the Congress'. We examine several aspects of the event, including the passions stirred, the containment of the setting, and the voices present and absent.
authors.affiliation: Israel Psychoanalytic Society, 97805 Jerusalem, Israel. Shmuel.Erlich@huji.ac.il
authors.forename: H Shmuel
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Erlich
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erlich-Ginor
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beland
mesh_terms: D001604:Berlin; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology; D028683:National Socialism; D011572:Psychoanalysis