The Existential Tribe featuring Ronnie Dunetz

Reflecting back and looking forward:

The Shoah legacy of our parents - on memory, meaning and hope in life

What can we learn about ourselves as we reflect and recall the legacy of Holocaust survivors? How do children of Holocaust survivors - today in their second half of life - reflect on the impact of the Holocaust on their life story, who they are today and what they are passing on to their own children and grandchildren? How can our learning about resistance during the Holocaust help us confront contemporary challenges?

Ronnie Dunetz will present some of his findings and insights from his doctoral research, Reflections of children of Holocaust survivors in their second half of life on their life experience, in which he interviewed 41 second generation individuals from 11 countries, sharing with us his own journey along the way. Ronnie will invite us to ponder and reflect on stories of existential choice, search for meaning and the deep-seated drive to pass on legacy to future generations. Join us for a fascinating and moving experience on a topic that has not been widely researched that will leave us with much to appreciate in our own lives as well as much to think about and care for looking into the future.

About the Speaker

Recently, at age 64, Ronnie Dunetz received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Wisdom Studies

with the dissertation on Reflections of children of Holocaust survivors in their second

half of life on their life experience. For Ronnie it was the culmination of years of

interest and exploration in his life, informed by the story of his father, Mordechai

Dunetz, who survived the massacres, labor camp and Partisans in Belarus during the

Shoah. Ronnie was born and raised in the US, lived for 5 formative years in East

Asia in his twenties where he trained in Asian martial arts and philosophies, and has

made Israel his home for over the last 3 decades. He has been senior-level life and

career coach, group and workshop facilitator for more than 20 years, a trained

storyteller of life stories, with a specialization in the area of “harvesting one’s wisdom

in the second half of life”. More recently, Ronnie has trained and has focused on

“logotherapy”, (meaning-based therapy), developed by Dr. Viktor Frankl, the

renowned psychiatrist, philosopher, Holocaust survivor and author of the well-known

book, Man’s Search for Meaning. He tries to keep with him what his late father taught

him at all times: “Life is precious, we must do the best with it.” His website is :

https://www.wisdom-opportunity.com.

About The Existential Tribe + Existential Offerings

Existential Offerings was created by Dr Natalie Fraser to provide an ever-evolving collection of free and low-cost resources and events. These invite everyone, everywhere to explore the Big Questions in life.

This project offers people from all backgrounds the opportunity to look into existential ideas from a more accessible and creative approach.

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At the heart of all Natalie Fraser's existential projects is the belief that these ideas can be incredibly empowering and important for people from any background.

Normally however, spaces to explore these big ideas are restricted to academic circles or expensive courses and events. This means that the majority of the population are left out, with philosophical communities suffering from elitism and a problematic lack of diversity.

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