If you are a Holocaust survivor with a grandchild and you seek to fulfill the awesome responsibility of perpetuating the memory of The Six Million, you face a great conflict and challenge. You cannot only discuss the Holocaust in the abstract but, rather, you need to share the … Continue Reading ››
By Dr. Eva Fogelman, Ph.D. If you are a Holocaust survivor with a grandchild and you seek to fulfill the awesome responsibility of perpetuating the memory of The Six Million, you face a great conflict and challenge. You cannot only discuss the Holocaust in the abstract but, rather, you need to share the … Continue … Continue reading Telling Your Children About the Holocaust
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Collection of Poetry from Betyna Bock
By Betyna Bock
My Mother Tongue
My mother tongue lies dormant,
shipwrecked in dark childhood memories
like a water damaged diary
of a past traveller.
Once I spoke this language well,
a fluent pre-schooler,
tossing nouns and adjectives in the air
like a juggler.
Now with each word
stuck … Continue Reading ››
The Long Goodbye
My uncle is musing, "I remember the day she was born. I didn't want to go to school. I was 7 years old. I remember my mother giving birth to her at home. I remember it like yesterday." My uncle is lost in reverie - a reverie that takes … Continue Reading ››
Holocaust Survivors As Participant Educators: Giving Space To Lived Experience Of Social Trauma in Collective Memory
By Irit Felsen, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Edelstein
This paper describes the Educators program at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. This program reflects the unique emphasis of the Museum on the lived experience of eyewitnesses to the events of the Holocaust … Continue Reading ››
L’dor Vador: Holocaust Survivor Story Sharing Project
This article focuses on the interactions and feelings experienced between elementary level students and Holocaust survivors in school settings.
Background
Adults who experience close intergenerational interaction are less prone to depression and have better physical health, as they feel more active … Continue Reading ››
German Child Survivors in Action
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