Being in Berlin: a large group experience in the Berlin Congress.
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.
Erlich
H Shmuel
HS
Israel Psychoanalytic Society, 97805 Jerusalem, Israel. Shmuel.Erlich@huji.ac.il
Erlich-Ginor
Mira
M
Beland
Hermann
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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