Granddaughters of the Holocaust Never Forgetting What They Didn't Experience |
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| Author:
| Gradwohl Pisano, Nirit |
| Series title: | Psychoanalysis and Jewish Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936235-88-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.00 |
Book Description:
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Delves into the intergenerational transmission of trauma to the granddaughters of Holocaust survivors. Ten women participated in psychodynamic interviews about their inheritance of Holocaust knowledge and memory, and their responses to this legacy. These women provided startling evidence for the embodiment of Holocaust residue in the ways they approached daily tasks of living and being. The resulting narratives revealed that unfathomable events are inevitably transmitted to, and...
More DescriptionDelves into the intergenerational transmission of trauma to the granddaughters of Holocaust survivors. Ten women participated in psychodynamic interviews about their inheritance of Holocaust knowledge and memory, and their responses to this legacy. These women provided startling evidence for the embodiment of Holocaust residue in the ways they approached daily tasks of living and being. The resulting narratives revealed that unfathomable events are inevitably transmitted to, and imprinted upon, succeeding generations.