RESEARCH REPORT: POSTWAR ADAPTATION OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN THE UNITED STATE
Until now, most research on the postwar experiences of Holocaust survivors has dealt with pathology. This study, based on an analysis of 236 oral histories of American survivors on deposit at Yad Vashem, examines their expenences from a sociological perspective, focusing on the survivors as a group....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
1987
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 1987, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 307-315 |
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| Summary: | Until now, most research on the postwar experiences of Holocaust survivors has dealt with pathology. This study, based on an analysis of 236 oral histories of American survivors on deposit at Yad Vashem, examines their expenences from a sociological perspective, focusing on the survivors as a group. It looks at their friendship patterns, involvement in the Jewish community and their attitudes toward other minorities. Among the findings were that survivors are more apt to associate with other survivors for a variety of reasons; they are highly involved in Jewish affairs, especially those relating to the Holocaust and Israel and they are quite liberal with respect to other minorities. Watergate trials seem to have deeply affected them, too. It is emphasized that this is an exploratory study. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/2.2.307 |