Impact of the Holocaust on survivors and future generations from "summary" of The Holocaust by Laurence Rees
The Holocaust had a profound impact on the survivors who lived through the horrors of the concentration camps, ghettos, and other forms of persecution. Many survivors suffered from physical ailments and psychological trauma long after the war ended. The memories of the atrocities they witnessed haunted them for the rest of their lives, causing severe emotional distress and affecting their ability to form trusting relationships with others. For some survivors, the experience of the Holocaust led to feelings of survivor's guilt, as they struggled to come to terms with why they survived while so many others perished. They grappled with questions of fate, luck, and divine intervention, searching for meaning in their own survival. Others experienced feelings of shame and self-blame, wondering if they could have done more to help those who did not survive. The impact of the Holocaust was not limited to the survivors themselves; it also reverberated through future generations. The children and grandchildren of survivors often grew up in households marked by silence, as their p...
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