Observations on the First International Conference on Children of Holocaust Survivors.
This first large-scale gathering of children of Holocaust survivors revealed-more from the unanticipated group process of the conference than from its official proceedings-that the second generation seeks a collective identity subordinate neither to the older generation of parents nor of mental-health authorities. Vital moments of tension and reconciliation at the conference between the children's self-help movement (with a sizable membership of young mental-health professionals) and distinguished mental-health experts indicated the legitimacy of intergenerational encounter and the place that it will likely be accorded in future meetings.
D000339:Affect; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D013534:Survival; D014481:United States; D014858:War Crimes