Trauma and Resilience in Holocaust Memoir
Strategies of Self-Preservation and Inter-Generational Encounter with Narrative
Abstract
Through narrative analysis of the memoirs of six holocaust survivors from a single extended family, Trauma and Resilience in Holocaust Memoir: Strategies of Self-Preservation and Inter-Generational Encounter with Narrative examines strategies of self-preservation of young people exposed to violence and persecution at different ages and life stages. Through the lens of studying resilience in child development, this book describes the striking diversity of holocaust-era experiences and traces the arc of a remarkable global diaspora. Birnbaum argues that stories from the past can enhance understanding of the internal lives of today’s young refugees and survivors of violent conflict. Exploring the socio-politics of narrative and memory, this book considers the ways that children of holocaust survivors may honor the past while also allowing a new generation to engage family history in a conversation with contemporary concerns.
Schlagworte
Holocaust Holocaust Memoirs intergenerational studies intergenerational trauma transmission resilience Trauma studies sociology of memory sociology of violence child development children in the holocaust politics of memory trauma- 1–20 Introduction 1–20
- 21–46 Chapter 1 1939 21–46
- 47–62 Chapter 2 1940 47–62
- 63–80 Chapter 3 1941 63–80
- 81–90 Chapter 4 1942 81–90
- 113–130 Chapter 6 1943 113–130
- 131–136 Chapter 7 1944–1945 131–136
- 163–174 Epilogue 163–174
- 175–188 Bibliography 175–188
- 189–192 Index 189–192
- 193–194 About the Author 193–194