Synopses & Reviews
Silence is often the most powerful form of communication and it is silence that still dominates the homes of Holocaust survivors and their families, even after half a century. Through interviews with children of survivors, this book explores communication in survivor families from the perspective of the postwar generation. Explaining the effects of trauma on communication, this book offers an understanding of the language of silence that often becomes the first step to healing. This book also touches on different types of trauma, such as the loss of a family member and survivors of child abuse.
About the Author
Ruth Wajnryb grew up in a home of Holocaust survivors, living in silence as her parents strove to reconstruct their lives in the wake of a nightmare that could not be talked about. She is an applied linguist, researcher, and writer with nearly 30 years of experience teaching language and education.