Transmission of Trauma and Resilience in Multigenerational Families of Holocaust Survivors

Two Case Studies

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ID6192207
AuthorsDaliya Greenfeld (0000-0002-6287-4876, Monash University, corresponding author), Andrea Reupert (0000-0003-1447-7769, Monash University), Nancy Jacobs (0000-0003-4716-4769, Monash University), Nicky Jacobs
Year2024
Volume32
Issue4
Pages475-491
Publication date2024-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIllness Crisis & Loss (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1054-1373 • E-ISSN: 1552-6968
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/10541373221144673
OpenAlexW4312072388
LanguageEN
References cited26

This study explored the relevance of the Holocaust in the lives of Australian adults who grew up with at least one parent and grandparent who were Holocaust survivors. Two individual cases are highlighted with data analysed using a Phenomenological Interpretative Approach. Two themes are discussed: the relevance of the Holocaust in participants’ life and the familial communication patterns about the Holocaust. The findings demonstrate how past collective trauma continues to impact the lives of the survivors’ descendants decades after the historical events and how transmission of trauma and resilience from grandparents and parents to their offspring occurred verbally and non-verbally

Developmental psychology · Grandparent · Holocaust survivors · Narrative · Political science · Psychological resilience · The Holocaust · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology

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