The Children of Holocaust Survivors: Issues of Separation

Publication Date: March 1981

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Cipera Katz; Franklin A. Keleman

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Social Services; Family; Trauma

Type: Report

Abstract:

In recent years, practitioners have gained an awareness of the importance that the Holocaust plays in the lives of survivors' families. Seeking professional help can be seen by survivors' children as a gesture to further differentiate from their families of origin. This is problematic for many children because of their difficulties with separation, trust of outsiders, and ambivalence about the disclosure of information which may go against family loyalties.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.57 no.3, Spring 1981.