"A Survivor Named Trauma examines the nature of trauma and memory as they relate to the Holocaust in Lithuania. How do we behave under threat? How do we remember extreme danger? How do subsequent generations deal with their histories-whether as descendants of perpetrators or victims, of those w...

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1. Verfasser:	Sklarew, Myra 1934- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Albany State University of New York Press [2020]
Schlagworte:	Judenvernichtung Nachkomme Überlebender Gedächtnis Trauma Litauen Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) / Lithuania Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) / Psychological aspects Psychic trauma / Lithuania Collective memory / Lithuania Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Collective memory Psychic trauma Lithuania 1939-1945
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Zusammenfassung:	"A Survivor Named Trauma examines the nature of trauma and memory as they relate to the Holocaust in Lithuania. How do we behave under threat? How do we remember extreme danger? How do subsequent generations deal with their histories-whether as descendants of perpetrators or victims, of those who rescued others or were witnesses to genocide? Or those who were separated from their families in early childhood and do not know their origins? Myra Sklarew's study draws on interviews with survivors, witnesses, rescuers, and collaborators, as well as descendants and family members, gathered over a twenty-five-year period in Lithuania. Returning to the land of her ancestors, Sklarew found a country still deeply affected by the Nazi Holocaust and decades of Soviet domination. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book will appeal to readers interested in neuroscience and neuropsychology, Holocaust studies, Jewish history, and personal memoir"--
Beschreibung:	xv, 212 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781438477206 9781438477213