Aging Holocaust Survivor’s Well-Being and Adjustment: Associations with Ambivalence over Emotional Expression

In this article “Aging Holocaust Survivor’s Well-Being and Adjustment: Associations with Ambivalence over Emotional Expression” the author Hasida Ben-Zur points out about the Holocaust Survivors and their health. This essay begins like this, “Sixty years have passed since the end of World War II, during which European Jews in countries occupied by Germany were persecuted by the Nazi regime.” Also, Ms. Ben-Zur says that it was the most extreme traumatic stress experiences in the history. Also, that other European Jews went through tremendous periods of stress, hiding from the Nazis under bad conditions in constant fear of discovery. Additionally, those Jews were living in hiding places for months in primitive physical conditions. Furthermore, a variety of studies conducted after the war showed that Holocaust survivors were deeply affected by the trauma, had depression and other symptoms. Finally, the author asserts that this happens because some Holocaust survivors keep their stories in silence.

            This is an amazing article because it explains what it is happening with some Holocaust Survivors. I one hundred percent agree with the author when she said that every symptom that those Survivors had is because they keep their stories quiet.