Effects of the Holocaust on Jewish child survivors; A review of their traumas and after-effects over 50 years

This is the English translation of the Psyche article above.

One and a half million Jewish children were purposefully murdered in the Holocaust. The 10% who survived are arguably the remnants of historically the most massive trauma applied to a most vulnerable group. Due to the massive starkness of their experiences, child survivors of the Holocaust provide a benchmark of how children’s traumas develop over the life span. This paper describes such developments.

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Publication Author: Paul Valent Publication Date: 1998 Categories: Child survivors of the Holocaust