Fear and Hope: Three Generations of the Holocaust

Dan Bar-On

Published by Harvard University Press 1995

Fear and Hope

Three Generations of the Holocaust

Dan Bar-On

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674418912

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Genia spent two years in Auschwitz. Ze'ev fought with the Partisans. Olga hid in the Aryan section of Warsaw. Anya fled to Russia. Laura lived in Libya under the Italian fascist regime. All five survived the Holocaust, emigrated to Israel, and started families there. How the traumatic experience of these survivors has been transmitted, even transformed, from one generation to the next is the focus of Fear and Hope.

From survivors to grandchildren, members of these families narrate their own stories across three generations, revealing their different ways of confronting the original trauma of the Holocaust. Dan Bar-On's biographical analyses of these life stories identify several main themes that run throughout: how family members reconstruct major life events in their narratives, what stories remain untold, and what is remembered and what forgotten. Together, these life stories and analyses eloquently explore the intergenerational reverberations of the Holocaust, particularly the ongoing tension between achieving renewal in the present and preserving the past. We learn firsthand that the third generation often exerts a healing influence in these families: their spontaneous questions open blocked communications between their parents and their grandparents. And we see that those in the second generation, often viewed as passive recipients of familial fallout from the Holocaust, actually play a complex and active role in navigating between their parents and their children.

This book has implications far beyond the horrific reality at its heart. A unique account of the interplay between individual biography and wider social and cultural processes, Fear and Hope offers a fresh perspective on the transgenerational effects of trauma--and new hope for families facing the formidable task of "working through."

Author information

Bar-On Dan :

Dan Bar-On is Professor of Psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Reviews

An important contribution to our understanding of the long-term effects of the Holocaust.

The life-stories are riveting and the psychodynamic interpretations fascinating.

A highly professional job with lessons for all who would seek to follow the repercussions of the violation of human rights...The issues identified in this project, so clearly described and logically argued, represent typical problems of inter-generational transference and the process of working-through in any society. The parallels with post-peace Bosnia are evident.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
The Interviewees Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
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1. THE BELINSKYS Out of the Camps Tova Milo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
2. THE LERMANS Among the Partisans Bosmat Dvir-Malka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
3. THE ANISEVITCHES Out of the Warsaw Ghetto Noga Gil’ad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
4. THE SEGALS Out of Russian Asia Bosmat Dvir-Malka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
5. THE GUETTAS Under Occupation in Libya Noga Gil’ad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
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Appendix. Notes. References. Index
APPENDIX Life Stories as Scientific Inquiry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 372
Keywords: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Personal narratives.; Holocaust survivors -- Israel -- Biography.; Children of Holocaust survivors -- Israel -- Biography.; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674418912

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1995
ISBN: 9780674418905