Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Rachel Blass is unable to attend in person so will be presenting via Zoom.

Event Price: This event is free.

Continuing Education (CEU/CME): Not available for this event except for those registered for the full Visiting Scholars weekend

Attendance: In Person or online via Zoom. Online attendees will be in a webinar in a view-only format.

Refreshments will be available at the Center from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Registration closes April 7, 2026

CPC Welcomes Rachel Blass presenting a public lecture:

On the Central Role of the Oedipus Complex Today

Rachel B. Blass is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Israel Psychoanalytic Society, a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society, and on the Board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis where she is the editor of the Controversies section. She was formerly a professor of psychoanalysis at universities both in Israel and England. She has published a book and numerous papers that elucidate the foundations of analytic thinking and practice, with a special focus on Kleinian psychoanalysis and its Freudian roots. Her writings have been translated into 15 languages. While she lives and practices in Jerusalem, via the internet she also teaches and supervises in the US, Australia and several countries in Europe and Asia.