Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

They left it all behind

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1104457725

Responsibility statement

Hannah Hahn

Series statement

New imago: series in theoretical clinical and applied psychoanalysis

Sub title

trauma, loss, and memory among Eastern European Jewish immigrants and their children

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

Table Of 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

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