Evolution Psychiatrique
Volume 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-157

Transmission of family history and identity in family who went through Holocaust and exile [Transmission de l'histoire familiale et des références identitaires dans les familles qui ont connu l'exil et la Shoah] (Article)

Oppenheim-Gluckman H.* , Oppenheim D.
  • a 136, avenue du Maine, 75014 Paris, France
  • b Service de pédiatrie, institut Gustave-Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France

Abstract

This paper contains transcripts and discussion of interviews carried out with the grandchildren of Polish Jews who emigrated to either France or Israel. The interviews show the way in which the grandchildren view their family's personal story and the way in which these stories were transmitted across generations. The interviews also show how the construction of their identity is linked to a family history, marked by exile and the Holocaust. A comparison between the interviews conducted in France and Israel permits questions to be raised about the impact of the political climate of the country of reception on the issues outlined above. © 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Holocaust Exile Identity Intergenerational transmission Traumatism

Index Keywords

personality disorder politics family history identity Article crime human
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-40949129966&doi=10.1016%2fj.evopsy.2007.11.002&partnerID=40&md5=ad0b94f5fd6e1caa78051e4346285483
DOI: 10.1016/j.evopsy.2007.11.002
ISSN: 00143855
Cited by: 4
Original Language: French