While it is logical that Holocaust survivors underwent severe alterations due to this traumatic experience, 'what is less well-known about Holocaust survivors is that the impact of the Holocaust and trauma was passed on to subsequent generations' ( Continue Reading...
Generational Trauma: The Legacy of Unresolved Past Generational trauma, a term coined by Dr. Marianne Szegedy-Maszak, refers to the transgenerational transmission of unresolved emotional wounds and maladaptive coping mechanisms (Szkely et al., 201 Continue Reading...
Germans, Post World War 2 Evil, German attitudes through the Twentieth Century, and humanity The Second World War has had a terrible impact on society as a whole and it is safe to say that it shaped the way that people perceived the idea of being h Continue Reading...
Post-Memory and Marianne Hirsch Marianne Hirsch discusses an important concept in Holocaust/Memory studies, post-memory. What kind of experience/process does post-memory refer to? Why did Hirsch need to invent such a concept? What is the importance Continue Reading...
Generational Trauma: A Silent Legacy Passed Through the Ages As individuals, we inherit various traits from our predecessors the color of our eyes, the tone of our skin, perhaps a proclivity for certain talents or inclinations. Yet beyond these phy Continue Reading...
