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USHMM | Holocaust Survivors and the Long Shadow of Trauma

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Location Online via Zoom
Date Thu, Oct 10, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Duration   2h
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For survivors, their life is forever divided—before the Holocaust and after. Many lost family, friends, and entire communities. They also mourn their stolen youth and dreams for the future.

Long after the war ended, the physical and psychological stresses followed them. It took decades for some survivors to speak about what they endured. Some never did.

By their very presence, survivors exist in defiance of those who attempted to wipe them out, but their lives would never be the same. Join us on World Mental Health Day to hear how some survivors have managed to live with their ever-present trauma.

Guest
Dr. Margaret Polizos Peterson, Facilitator, Echoes of Memory, the writing workshop for Holocaust survivors who volunteer at the Museum; Executive Director, Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity

Host
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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