ABSTRACT
Jewish survivors of the Nazi Holocaust are few in number. They have been rediscovered, discussed, and documented. Several of the survivors have organized gatherings in Israel and in Washington, D.C., in 1981 and 1983, respectively. At each of these gatherings, the children of survivors, the so-called "Second Generation," have figured prominently as the bearers of the parental legacy to remember, to educate, and to help prevent another such tragedy. The child born in Poland in 1929 would have had 10 years before the Holocaust and 6 years to survive rather than 1. Child survivors, when offered the opportunity, have an acute awareness of what helped them to survive physically and emotionally, then and now. Throughout their ordeals, most sensed a special relationship, either with their parents or to God. They describe their adaptability in chameleon-like terms. They were able to sense change and adapt readily to new surroundings and provide what was demanded of them by adults.
