{"id":230,"date":"2015-03-19T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T10:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/2015\/03\/19\/about-the-center\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:30:07","slug":"about-the-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/en\/about-the-center\/","title":{"rendered":"about the center"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"230\" class=\"elementor elementor-230\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ab78ff elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47ab78ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573bc770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"573bc770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>About the Laboratory<\/h2><p>Loss and bereavement are an integral part of our life cycle, yet interpersonal loss can be a highly painful process whose impact is life-long. For some, the death of a loved one derails their ability to live their lives to the fullest for many years. Others mourn their loved ones and are able to emerge with renewed strength and life commitment. Understanding the factors that affect adjustment to loss will have dramatic implications for individuals, families, and society.<\/p><div><p>The University of Haifa has established a new and unique Center to study loss, bereavement and resilience headed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/hevra.haifa.ac.il\/prof-simon-shimshon-rubin\">Professor Simon Shimshon Rubin<\/a>. The Center&#8217;s goals are to advance theoretical and applied knowledge in the area of loss, bereavement, and resilience; to train healthcare professionals, researchers, religious leaders and other key personnel; and to take the lead in addressing these issues. The Center is designed to serve as a focal point for teaching, research, advancing best practices in intervention, fostering collaboration among those in the field, and disseminating knowledge to professionals, policy makers, and the bereaved.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df35ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6df35ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1324ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1324ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a92f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a92f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"20,2,0,0\">Loss and bereavement are an integral, and unavoidable, part of life. Despite the universality of loss, coping with this experience is painful, difficult, and has lifelong effects. <span class=\"citation-592 citation-end-592\">Each person grieves differently and must find their own way to keep on living alongside the pain, longing, and profound changes to life as it was before the loss. <\/span><\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"20,3,0,0\"><span class=\"citation-590 citation-end-590\">Identifying and studying the factors that support coping and psychological resilience in the wake of loss is especially vital in culturally- and religiouslydiverse -Israel. <\/span><\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"20,4,0,0\"><span class=\"citation-588 citation-end-588\">In 2010, the University of Haifa established a new and unique center in Israel for the study of loss, bereavement and resilience, headed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/hevra.haifa.ac.il\/prof-simon-shimshon-rubin\">Professor Simon Shimshon Rubin<\/a>\u00a0, a globally recognized expert in the research and care of loss and bereavement. <\/span><\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"20,5,0,0\"><span class=\"citation-586 citation-end-586\">In 2019, the center was renamed the International Laboratory for the Study of Loss, Bereavement, and Human Resilience, though its mission remains unchanged: to serve as a center for research and knowledge dedicated to understanding how individuals cope with the death of a loved one, and to examining the psychological and emotional impacts of loss and bereavement over time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23116fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23116fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laboratory Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866e890 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"866e890\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641c178 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"641c178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5caec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5caec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1510\" height=\"2321\" src=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1220997-SSR-2021-\u05e9\u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05df-\u05e8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05df.jpg\" 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https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1220997-SSR-2021-\u05e9\u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05df-\u05e8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d9\u05df-1332x2048.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1510px) 100vw, 1510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ccd54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62ccd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Simon Shimshon Rubin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b3d9e elementor-position-inline-end elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"31b3d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:Rubin@psy.haifa.ac.il\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Email\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:Rubin@psy.haifa.ac.il\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec3d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"cec3d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2160\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2160\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Short Bio <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-edit\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2160\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f496d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f496d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7f1b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b7f1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Prof. Rubin, Head of the International Laboratory:<\/b> Clinical psychologist and eminent expert in the treatment and study of bereavement and loss. For nearly 50 years, Prof. Rubin has been active in the field as a researcher, therapist, and theorist. He has conducted and directed studies on bereavement in Israel and abroad, published dozens of articles and four books in the field, served as a bereavement consultant and lecturer for many organizations in Israel and abroad, and held many conferences on the subject. <span class=\"citation-566 citation-end-566\">Among his roles, Prof. Rubin served as Chairman of the Zramim Postgraduate Psychotherapy Program at the University of Haifa&#8217;s School of Psychological Sciences from 2015 to 2024. In addition to his work in Haifa, he has been Professor of Psychology at the Max Stern Emek Yezreel College since 2017.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0a10d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d0a10d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1965821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1965821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MALKINSON.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2303\" alt=\"\u05d3&quot;\u05e8 \u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05dc\u05e7\u05d9\u05e0\u05e1\u05d5\u05df\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MALKINSON.jpg 500w, https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MALKINSON-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MALKINSON-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcb81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efcb81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ruth Malkinson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca81b27 elementor-position-inline-end elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ca81b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ruti.malkinson@gmail.com\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Email\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ruti.malkinson@gmail.com\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cac28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"61cac28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1020\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1020\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Short Bio <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-edit\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1020\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0463c75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0463c75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aef4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aef4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dr. Malkinson, Director of Training:<\/b> Preeminent clinical social worker, couples and family therapist. <span class=\"citation-564 citation-end-564\">Dr. Malkinson specializes in the research and treatment of loss and grief from a cognitive-behavioral perspective (the ABC of grieving), and grief in old age.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21c4dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e21c4dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bed59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24bed59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Witztum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2327\" alt=\"\u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05e4&apos; \u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05e2\u05d6\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e6\u05d8\u05d5\u05dd\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf45061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf45061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Eliezer Witztum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c493a0c elementor-position-inline-end elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c493a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:wtztu@yahoo.com\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Email\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:wtztu@yahoo.com\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9260574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"9260574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1530\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1530\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Short Bio <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-edit\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1530\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d45c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48d45c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d18df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d18df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Prof. Eliezer Witztum:<\/b> Senior psychiatrist and author who served as a full professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Prof. Witztum works at the Be&#8217;er Sheva Mental Health Center and the Ezrat Nashim Mental Health Center in Jerusalem. <span class=\"citation-562 citation-end-562\">He has published over 200 articles and 10 books.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1e5f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed1e5f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724acd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"724acd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BAR-NADAV-PHOTO-030A7940.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2319\" alt=\"\u05d3\u05f4\u05e8 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d1\u05e8 \u05e0\u05d3\u05d1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BAR-NADAV-PHOTO-030A7940.jpg 500w, https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BAR-NADAV-PHOTO-030A7940-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BAR-NADAV-PHOTO-030A7940-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2638377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2638377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ofri Bar-Nadav<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5d187 elementor-position-inline-end elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6d5d187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:barnadav@research.haifa.ac.il\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Email\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:barnadav@research.haifa.ac.il\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f090217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"f090217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2520\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2520\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Short Bio <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-edit\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2520\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7541e7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7541e7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5512d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5512d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dr. Ofri Bar-Nadav:<\/b> Clinical psychologist, therapist in private practice in Haifa, lecturer at the University of Haifa, specializing in the treatment of loss. <span class=\"citation-560 citation-end-560\">Dr. Bar-Nadav also serves as chief psychologist for the Partners of Fallen IDF Soldiers organization.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b662a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b662a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8354fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8354fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ALEX-MANEVICH-DSC07828-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2311\" alt=\"\u05d3&quot;\u05e8 \u05d0\u05dc\u05db\u05e1\u05e0\u05d3\u05e8 \u05de\u05e0\u05d1\u05d9\u05e5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ALEX-MANEVICH-DSC07828-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ALEX-MANEVICH-DSC07828-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clbhr.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ALEX-MANEVICH-DSC07828-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8009c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8009c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Alexander Manevich<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7171589 elementor-position-inline-end elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7171589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a 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