In the Shado of the Holocaust The Second Generation [Paperback]

Drawing on interviews and survey materials, Aaron Hass provides a vibrant account of the experiences of Holocaust survivors' children.This study provides a vibrant account of the experiences of Holocaust survivors' children. Now in their thirties and forties, these men and women describe their relationships with their parents and offer their perceptions of the impact of the Holocaust on their families.This study provides a vibrant account of the experiences of Holocaust survivors' children. Now in their thirties and forties, these men and women describe their relationships with their parents and offer their perceptions of the impact of the Holocaust on their families.What are the effects of growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust? Drawing on interviews and survey materials, Aaron Hass provides a vibrant account of the experiences of survivors' children. Now in their thirties and forties, these men and women describe their relationships with their parents and offer their perceptions of the impact of the Holocaust on their families. They give voice to memories and feelings about which some of them have never spoken before. A child of survivors himself and a distinguished clinical psychologist, Hass writes about the lingering presence of the Holocaust in his own life.Introduction; 1. The psychological profile of survivors; 2. Intergenerational transmission; 3. 'For this I survived the camps?'; 4. Recounting the stories; 5. Children describe their parents; 6. Jews and Gentiles; 7. In case it should happen again; 8. Can I believe in God?; 9. The third generation; 10. The legacy; Appendix; Notes; Index of Names. In the Shadow of the Holocaust is among the very best in the Holocaust literature, an exemplary model for the rest of us who study others and try to make sense of what we see and hear. Robert Coles, Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities, Harvard University