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The ground-breaking book on inter-generational trauma and families of Holocaust survivors, with a bibliography by Dr. Eva Fogelman. A new edition with a new preface and update bibliography is available on Kindle. (added by author)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (October 1, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140112847
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140112849
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo for Helen Epstein, December 28, 1999
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This review is from: Children of the Holocaust: Conversations with Sons and Daughters of Survivors (Paperback)
As a daughter of Holocaust Survivors, when I first read this book (over 15 years ago), I was astounded. This author was the first to raise the issue at all: how has the Holocaust affected those whose parents survived it? When I was growing up, not only was the Holocaust itself practically a taboo subject, but no one ever, ever discussed the children of Survivors. This author had the courage, the foresight, and tenacity to do just that - and to do it in the most sensitive and articulate way.

When I first read the first chapter, I was so astounded that I stood up, and read that chapter standing up! She describes exactly, to the letter, how I felt growing up: that the Holocaust was a locked black box in your household, and that its secrets were more secret than sex, or anything else you can possibly imagine. Finally, someone has put on paper what I always felt, but could never describe. Everyone I have ever given this book to, no matter what his or her background, said he couldn't put it down. To anyone interested in the Holocaust - you must read this book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hits Home, January 13, 2000
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This review is from: Children of the Holocaust: Conversations with Sons and Daughters of Survivors (Paperback)
As the child of a survivor, this book talks about many of the things our family kept silent. Just reading that even one other person out there had similar feelings, experiences, and views was so very comforting. It is important that society acknowledges the 2nd Generation's special status. May the memory of all who perished, of all who survived, and all who have come after them be ever for a blessing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An important work, December 3, 1999
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While there have been many books written detailing the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, Helen Epstein places its impact in the context of both survivors and their families, specifically their children. Ms. Epstein's briliant narrative conveys her own family's history interweaving it with the histories of many others, both highlighting common ground and preserving the uniqueness of each. For me, as a "Child of the Holocaust", this book showed me that my feelings of alienation and unique perspective on man's potential brutality to his fellow man, both indirect consequences of my parents' wartime experiences, are shared within a community. This change in perspective lead me to the realization while the Children of the Holocaust are a separate and special group, we share common bonds with the descendents all persecuted people, and there are many, far too many, such children in the world. This book profoundly changed my outlook on the world and my view of my place in it. It has also helped others better understand my family and me. There can be no higher praise for literature, and I am very grateful to Helen Epstein for writing Children of the Holocaust, and to those taking the time to read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing book!
This book changed my life. I am a child of a Holocaust survivor.
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This book really had me hooked from the very beginning; it is beautifully written straight from the heart. This book explains the truth but in a very readable format.
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