ANNA ORNSTEIN

ORNSTEIN, Anna Of Brookline, Anna Ornstein, M.D., child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Born Anna Brunn in 1927, she grew up in a small village in pre-war Hungary. After surviving Auschwitz with her mother, Anna reunited with her childhood sweetheart, Paul Ornstein, who had survived forced labor camp. Together they went to medical school in Heidelberg, Germany, and then emigrated to the United States, eventually settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were married for 70 years until Paul's death in 2017. Anna and Paul wrote hundreds of papers and lectured all over the world, making significant contributions to fields of psychoanalysis and self-psychology. Professionally, Anna worked with children and adults suffering from a range of psychiatric illnesses. In her writing she examined, among other subjects, trauma recovery, mourning, and how to work with children and families. Her lived experiences animated her professional work and fueled her desire to share her history with others. She wrote a collection of stories about her survival titled "My Mother's Eyes." She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was a vivacious woman, who loved to dance, cook, and converse with the many people who were drawn to her. Anna is survived by her three children, their spouses, and her seven grandchildren. For service information and the full-length obituary, please refer to Anna's obituary on the Levine Chapels website at www.levinechapels.com Levine Chapels, Brookline 617-277-8300 www.levinechapels.com