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Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
Transcultural Psychiatry and International Studies
Israel
In 2007, psychiatric colleagues invited Dr. Fidler to visit Israel to learn about child psychiatric programs in the Middle East.
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Jerusalem 2007 |
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Schneider's Hospital - Tel Aviv University, where Dr. Fidler met with Dr. Alan Apter of the Children's Hospital and presented grand rounds on "Culture and Shame."
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Tel Aviv is home to many modern buildings such as the "Opera House" on the beach ...
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... and this remarkably artistic and modern apartment building also in Tel Aviv |
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... as well as older preserved buildings in Tel Aviv. |
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The old port city of Jaffa |
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Markets in Jaffa |
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View overlooking the "Old City" of Jerusalem |
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Damascus Gate entering through the great wall into the Arabic sector of the "Old City" of Jerusalem
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Modern hospital in Jerusalem including the child psychiatry hospital |
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In the foreground is the "Wall," site of the Ancient Jewish Temple and and now a Holy Jewish Site. In the background is the golden "Dome," a Holy Site for Muslims. |
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| Child Psychiatric Outpatient Program in Jerusalem at Hadassah Hospitals. Dr. Este Galili took Dr. Fidler for a tour. |
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The gardens of the child outpatient program. |
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| Doorway in the Jewish Quarter of "Old City" of Jerusalem |
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The Armenian Quarter of "Old City" of Jerusalem |
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| The center marker of "Old City" of Jerusalem, where the four quarters meet (Jewish, Muslim, Armenian, and Christian) |
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In the Christian quarter, an inside view of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, at the site where Jesus' body was washed after crucifixion. |
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| The "Dome," Holy Muslim site where Mohammed ascended to heaven, located in the Arabic sector of the "Old City" of Jerusalem |
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Dr. Fidler visited the home of the Khatib family in the Israeli-Arabic sector of Jerusalem. They spoiled him with delicious meals as did families all over Israel. |
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| The Sea of Galilee, near the site where Jesus changed water into wine |
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Hospital in Tsfat, which was bombed in 2006 during the war between Israel and Lebanon. Children were taken to a bomb shelter within the hospital. |
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| Children's Psychiatric Hospital in Tsfat. Dr. Ilana Farbshtein guided Dr. Fidler for a tour of the facilities and served a delightful birthday dinner for Dr. Fidler in her home. At the hospital, Dr. Fidler lectured on "Transcultural Shame in Disrupted Cultures." |
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The Dead Sea, 1,378 feet (420 meters) below sea level |
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| The gardens of the Tsfat Children's Hospital |
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A peacock, one of the many animals at the zoo for the children at the Tsfat Psychiatric Hospital |
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| Interior of one of the remodeled buildings for child outpatient programs, with colored glass patterns made by the children |
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Some of the many fruits and vegetables sold in the roadstands along the road from the Dead Sea to the Sea of Gallilee, area of some of the richest farm lands in Israel. |
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| Never ending escavation of ancient ruins in the "Old City" of Jerusalem |
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Some old buildings are preserved while some old buildings are demolished as modern buildings emerge in Tel Aviv |
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| After years of being closed, a Muslim Mosque reopened following a legal battle in the courts. |
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Dr. Sami Hamdan toured Dr. Fidler through the Ancient Arabic port of Jaffa. Dr. Hamdan is one of the few Bedouin-descended practicing child psychiatrists. |
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