The Survivor's Legacy: How the Holocaust Shaped Future Generations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798595898300)

Sally and Lenny knew their sister's debilitating agoraphobia affected her marriage and caused its demise. When they had families of their own, their widowed mother's crippling nightmares prompted Lenny to move his own family into her duplex. In both incidents, they brushed off questions and instead offered support.But when a friend confided that a family member had paralyzing fear and another spoke of nightly terrors, they made a connection. Both were children of Holocaust survivors as were Sally, Lenny and their sister. "The Survivor's Legacy: How the Holocaust Shaped Future Generations" is a telling book addressing the long lasting affects of war, suffering, and survival. First-hand accounts and scientific studies reveal that survivors pass on the horrors they experienced. Next generation family suffer from PTSD, hoarding, agoraphobia, nightmares, and abuse. On the opposite spectrum, some are overly lenient or cook with lavish excess. None were unscathed. This is an important book not only for Jews, but anyone concerned about the political climate in countries throughout the world where people are persecuted. It is a book for anyone who has witnessed or experienced injustice, those who want change, and everyone who holds hope for future generations.

Author: Michael Leonard Farkas, Sally Lefton Wolfe
ISBN-10: 8595898308
ISBN-13: 9798595898300
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2021
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.22d