The Current State of Knowledge on Osteoporosis in Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants [PDF]
Rambam Maimonides Medical JournalObjective: Starvation in early life can cause poor bone health and metabolic aberrations in bone minerals, leading to abnormal bone development. Holocaust survivors have been exposed to starvation and malnutrition before and during World War II.
Malvina Hoxha, Visar Malaj
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Wellbeing and national identity in three generations of Czech and Slovak Holocaust survivors [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 Subjective wellbeing (SWB) is an important factor of global adjustment. Intergenerational satisfaction in seriously traumatized people has not been studied so far in homogenous populations of Central and Eastern Europe.
Marek Preiss +10 more
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Psychological reactions to the coronavirus pandemic: a comparative study of Holocaust survivors and other older adults in Israel [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background The current study examines psychological reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults living in Israel. Based on the ‘life events, stress, coping and health theory,’ we hypothesized that due to their traumatic early life history and ...
Sara Carmel +2 more
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The coronavirus pandemic in Israel: A comparison between holocaust survivors and other older adults [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic places older adults at increased risk for hospitalization and mortality. It also involves social isolation and negative effects of limited mental, social and physical activity.
E. Cohn-Schwartz, Y. Bachner, S. Carmel
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Life review therapy for holocaust survivors (LRT-HS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2020 Background The Holocaust was one of the most traumatic catastrophes in recorded human history. Survivors seeking psychotherapeutic help today, now in their seventies and older, often show symptoms of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or
Simon Forstmeier +4 more
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International study of the perceived stress and psychological impact of the 7 October attacks on Holocaust survivors [PDF]
European Journal of PsychotraumatologyObjective: The terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 in southern Israel had a significant impact on the mental health of Holocaust Survivors (HS), who are considered to be particularly vulnerable to traumatic events.
Bruno Halioua +18 more
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No Evidence of Persistence or Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 Mitochondrial DNA copy number has been previously shown to be elevated with severe and chronic stress, as well as stress-related pathology like Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Na Cai +14 more
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Letters to the JDC as Autobiographical Sources of Jewish Holocaust Survivors [PDF]
Autobiografia, 2020 After the Holocaust, Jewish survivors in Poland relied on external help, including that of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (the Joint, JDC).
JOANNA ŚLIWA
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Gathering the Voices: Disseminating the Message of the Holocaust for the Digital Generation by Applying an Interdisciplinary Approach [PDF]
Social Sciences, 2014 The aim of the Gathering the Voices project is to gather testimonies from Holocaust survivors who have made their home in Scotland and to make these testimonies available on the World Wide Web.
Angela Shapiro +2 more
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Canadian Jewish Studies, 2021 Bernice Eisenstein’s I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors demonstrates how hand-me-downs function as physical links that Eisenstein uses when attempting to bridge the gaps between herself, her late father, and his Holocaust past in order to address her ...
Lucas F.W. Wilson
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