Book based on my Ph.D.
"If not humor we would have committed suicide"
(in Hebrew), published by Yad Vashem.

About Me
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Dr. Chaya Ostrower
ochayo@macam.ac.il



Degrees:
Ph.D. - Thesis topic: "Humor as a Defense Mechanism in the Holocaust".
Tel-Aviv University.
abstract

M.A - Thesis dealing with behavior modification in the classroom.
Tel-Aviv University.

B.A - Psychology and Criminology.
Bar-Ilan University.

Work:
Beit Berl College for teacher education.
Teaching: Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Pedagogy

Before that:
Education Counselor in junior high school for pupils with special needs (behavioral and emotional disturbances).
Pre army training instructor in high schools.

Headmaster for twelve years of:

  • Junior high school for pupils with special needs (behavioral and emotional disturbances).
  • Junior high school for regular pupils.
  • High school for regular pupils.
  • Inspector of Junior high schools.


Interest:
Holocaust research
Humor research
Writing and creating internet sites
Listening to classical music
Dancing Israeli folklore dances


Papers Presented at International Congresses:

2006
bullet  The 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP 2006), Athens, Greece.
bullet   Second International Virtual Conference: Opening Gates in Teacher Education: Meeting the Challenges in Education and Teaching. Tel-Aviv.
2005
bullet  The 14th World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem.
bullet   Science, Law and Ethics, University of Haifa, Israel.
2004
bullet   Memory and History: Cultural Representations of Displacement and Genocide, Texas Tech University.
bullet  Teaching the Holocaust to future Generations, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.
2003
bullet  International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

My English Sites Links:
Humor as a defense mechanism in the Holocaust
What is Humor?
Teaching the Holocaust through stamps
Teaching the Holocaust through stamps (for kids)
Holocaust Links

My Hebrew Sites Links:
Humor as a defense mechanism in the Holocaust
Humor as spice for Teaching
Teaching the Holocaust through stamps
Teaching the Holocaust through stamps
(elementary school)
Holocaust Links

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