It Just Permeated everything.” Third Generation Holocaust Survivor Perspectives Regarding the Genocide’s Impact on Family Functioning

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ID6080902
AutoresJustin Olstein (0000-0002-1866-8776, Deakin University, autor de correspondencia), Jade Sheen (0000-0001-8327-5314, Deakin University), Andrea Reupert (0000-0003-1447-7769, Monash University)
Año2024
Volumen22
Número3
Páginas362-380
Fecha de publicación2024-07-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Intergenerational Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1535-0770 • E-ISSN: 1535-0932
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15350770.2023.2223190
OpenAlexW4380079729
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas31

Research into the intergenerational effects of the Holocaust has focused on traumatization of the survivors’ children, and has yet to explore adaptive responses in succeeding generations. In this study, 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with Australian adult grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Interpretive phenomenological analysis identified six themes: connection and discomfort with the Holocaust’s salience, reckoning with a legacy of trauma, insecurity and survival strategies, the value of a strong education, family is everything, and valuing a communal outlook. These findings imply that the Holocaust’s traumatizing effects linger for multiple generations, but responding in adaptive ways benefits relationships within survivor families

Genocide · Holocaust survivors · Psychoanalysis · The Holocaust · Theology · Cambodian History and Society · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy · Psychology