Letter to New York Times re Pittsburgh by Merton Shill
By Categories: Politics

Letter to New York Times re Pittsburgh by Merton Shill October 30, 2018 6:38 AM
I have just sent this letter off to the NYT:

Some television commentators (for example, on CNN and MSNBC) on the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre have suggested that this gunman-and others– who act on anti-Semitic tropes are mentally disturbed. There has been no editorial response from the Times about this serious misunderstanding –or convenient self-deception. This event occurred because of active anti-Semitic hatred amongst both the perpetrator and the chorus of enablers who have been modeling various forms of hatred under this president, including anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism has had a distinguished history for 3000 years. It has its own internal logic and appeal. Some perpetrators of anti-Semitic acts are mentally ill, many are not. Were all Germans in the Third Reich who supported or condoned Hitler’s policy of Jewish extermination mentally ill? Was Cicero? Was Martin Luther mentally ill? Father Coughlin? Henry Ford?

Merton A. Shill, JD. LLM., PhD., FIPA. 924 Baldwin Avenue, Suite C Ann Arbor MI 48104 734-662.0294 www.mertonshillpsychologist.com

Beginning Treatment At CFS, Psychoanalytic Brooklyn
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Psychoanalytic Brooklyn: Invites you to join us for a continuing education seminar Beginning Treatment
November 30, 2018 4:00 to 5:30pm

A new patient enters our office for a consultation. Something has occurred to prompt their visit. Perhaps they are feeling anxious, dealing with a loss, or confronting an unmanageable interpersonal or work situation. How do we mobilize clinical understanding and empathy? How do we facilitate the beginnings of a therapeutic relationship capable of bringing about meaningful change? Any practicing clinician will have questions, thoughts about which way to go; moments of uncertainly about what to address, what to leave alone for now. This forum will provide an opportunity to raise and think about these questions Continue reading Beginning Treatment At CFS, Psychoanalytic Brooklyn

Raise the Red Lanterns: Film night at WCSPP
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WCSPP FILM NIGHT RAISE THE RED LANTERNS Friday, November 9, 20187:00 p.m. Suggested Admission: $10
A discussion following the screening will be facilitated by Jane Bloomgarden, Ph.D.

Refreshments will be served.
Raise The Red Lanterns is a beautifully rendered film released in 1991 and awarded The Silver Lion by The Venice International Film Festival and Best Foreign Language Film by The New York Film Critics Circle. Based on the novel by Ni Zhen, it is a subtle telling of the roles of men and women in 1920 China with not-so-hard-to-discover Continue reading Raise the Red Lanterns: Film night at WCSPP

No Human Is Illegal Film by Richard Ledes at Après-Coup
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Psychoanalytic Association presents FILM PRESENTATION: No Human Is Illegal Richard Ledes
Friday, November 9, 2018 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm The School of Visual Arts 136 West 21st Street, New York, NY

No Human Is Illegal is a 60-minute documentary film that represents a personal encounter in April 2016 with asylum seekers, aid workers, and residents on the Greek island of Lesvos, just after the European Commission’s deal with Turkey forced the refugees either to be sent back to that country or held indefinitely in horrendous conditions. Continue reading No Human Is Illegal Film by Richard Ledes at Après-Coup