They left it all behind : trauma, loss, and memory among Eastern European Jewish immigrants and their children / Hannah Hahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hahn, Hannah, 1951- author.

Series:

New imago

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews, East European--United States--Psychology.

Jews, East European.

Jews--Europe, Eastern--Psychology.

Jews.

Memory.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychology.

Eastern Europe.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 269 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Summary:

"This book explores the influence of historical events on the psychological lives of pre-1924 Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Its psychoanalytically-informed life stories also highlight the immigrants' children's voices. The intergenerational transmission of trauma and loss are central themes. Despite the widespread disavowal of loss, immigrants were often homesick, even though anti-Semitic violence made home too dangerous for their return. The immigrants' children achieved success, often driven by the imperative of their parents' sacrifices"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword: In the shadow of the shtetl / Michael O'Loughlin

Preface: They left it all behind

Introduction

Dramatis personae

1. They left it all behind and the disavowal of loss

2. Communicating about the past and trauma

3. Missing the old country and life in America

4. Childhood: growing up in America

5. The first generation: adulthood

Conclusions: from silence to connection: memory, history, trauma, and loss

Appendix A. Questionnaire: Eastern European Jewish immigrants and their children in America

Appendix B. Research approach

Glossary: Yiddish words and other terms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1538125196

9781538125199

9781442254237

1442254238

OCLC:

1104457725