SONS OF SURVIVORS
Making Peace with Inherited Trauma
By Aron Hirt-Manheimer and Marty Yura
This joint memoir encapsulates the power of friendship and love for two sons of Holocaust Survivors
“Two sons of Holocaust survivors, conceived in the same Displaced Persons camp, recount the arc of their converging and diverging lives, and how they reconnected. A memorable contribution to post-war American Jewish history and to the literature on inherited trauma.”
— Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
“SONS OF SURVIVORS: Making Peace with Inherited Trauma testifies to the continuing trauma of the Holocaust eighty years after the Holocaust….The authors work through their traumatic legacy seeking to transform the sheer evil of Nazism into a two-fold challenge for Jews and non-Jews alike: How can love prevail against hate? and, How can the lessons of the Holocaust serve as a stimulus to achieve a tikkun (repair) of the world?”
—Alan Berger, Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair in Holocaust Studies, Director, Center for the Study of Values and Violence after Auschwitz, Florida Atlantic University,
At a moment when the Holocaust stakes a fresh claim on contemporary life, Sons of Survivors offers fresh insights on the story that continues to shape our lives. Mixing personal friendship, family history, and profound insights on inherited trauma —This book will inspire many meaningful conversations.”
—Bruce Feiler, NY Times bestselling author of Walking The Bible
“Aron is a writer possessed of his own special voice. The result is a rare blend of integrity, persuasiveness, and good literary sense.”
-Elie Wiesel, author of Night and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
“A remarkable tale of inter-generational karma, alternately courageous and tender, painful and promising, a story of historical reckoning. For all seekers on a quest for spiritual identity, this is a book of enduring hope, a profound testament to how shared memory is vital to healing.”
–Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body
“This strange and haunting dual memoir captures the legacy of the Holocaust and how it carries its ache down through generations. A gorgeous piece of work, it will give insight to anyone who wants to understand what was lost in the nightmare course of the twentieth century. And what was saved.”
–Rich Cohen, author of Tough Jews and The Fish That Ate the Whale,
“Making peace with intergenerational legacies of trauma involves a continuous unraveling and acceptance of unbearable memories, emotions, and choices while moving toward liberation and self-actualization. This is what the authors do as they navigate their quest to better understand how the Holocaust impacted their identities and relationships…. to undo and repair the past and heal the world for their parents and themselves.”
–Dr. Yael Danieli, From The Foreword
