The kindness of Strangers (2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCQ7gECxpk Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car is towed…
The legacy of trauma
An emerging line of research is exploring how historical and cultural traumas affect survivors’ children for generations to come
Rocketman (2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vO8E2e6G0 A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.Young Reginald Dwight changes his name to Elton John and collaborates with singer-songwriter Bernie Taupin to become one…
Maine Voices: Genocide inflicts wounds that last long after the killing stops
An event April 3 at USM will feature a therapist noted for her work with survivors and members of communities who've survived
A Traumatic Legacy
Grandchildren of Holocaust survivors grapple with their own psychological wounds.
Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust (2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOxyzSLUpI4 In 2019, three Holocaust survivors agreed to go on a journey to answer the questions that have haunted them since the Second World War. 75 years later, they travel…
Children of Holocaust survivors drink more, exercise less study shows
A Bar-Ilan University study shows post trauma in second-generation children, manifests in health-threatening behaviors, which are then passed on to their offsprings