Intergenerational transmission: The individuation process and the capacity for intimacy of adult children of holocaust survivors

1996 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aviva Mazor ◽  
Ido Tal
Keyword(s):  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Holocaust Survivors ◽  
Children Of Holocaust Survivors ◽  
Individuation Process

scholarly journals Postmemories of joy? Children of Holocaust survivors and alternative family memories

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane L Wolf
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Holocaust Survivors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Children Of Holocaust Survivors ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission Of Trauma ◽  
Transmission Of Trauma ◽  
Family Memories ◽  
The Way

Substantial research in multiple disciplines on Jewish Holocaust survivors and their postwar offspring has been dominated by the discourse of trauma, focusing on the intergenerational transmission of trauma. Based on the narratives of 35 children of Holocaust survivors in the United States, my research counters and nuances this over-determined “paradigm of trauma” by illuminating their more diverse cache of family memories. Some parents transmitted their Holocaust experiences in lively and colorful ways,as an exciting adventure, as a fairy tale, or as a humorous story. The narratives suggest that for these children of survivors, the postmemories of their parents’ history and trauma are embedded in other positive family memories, including the way in which the stories were told. Thus, postmemories of trauma do not necessarily elide or dominate other more positive family memories, including memories of joy

Multigenerational Occurrence of Survivor Syndrome Symptoms in Families of Holocaust Survivors

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel Rubenstein ◽  
Fred Cutter ◽  
Donald I. Templer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Holocaust Survivors ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Behavior ◽  
Children Of Holocaust Survivors ◽  
Survivor Syndrome

The purpose of this study was to determine possible transmission of psychopathology from Jewish holocaust survivors to their children and grandchildren. The Mini-Mult, Death Anxiety Scale, Louisville Behavior Checklist, and School Behavior Checklist were employed. The adult children of holocaust survivors obtained significantly higher scores on self-report measures of psychopathology than control Jewish participants. The grandchildren received significantly higher psychopathology ratings from their patients and teachers. Multigenerational transmission was inferred from the findings.

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