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Firestone, Tirzah, author.

Wounds into wisdom : healing intergenerational Jewish trauma / Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Ph.D.

Rhinebeck, New York : Monkfish Book Publishing, [2019]

243 pages ; 24 cm

"Fusing contemporary neuroscience, psychology, and ancient Jewish wisdom and values, this work provides a roadmap for Jews, and all individuals and groups with trauma history, who wish to seize the power to change their lives."-- Provided by publisher.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Psychological aspects.

Psychic trauma -- Transmission.

Psychic trauma -- Social aspects.

Holocaust survivors -- Psychology.

Children of Holocaust survivors -- Psychology.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-239).

Part I. Introduction: Shedding new light on a dark history -- Chapter 1. The price of silence -- Chapter 2. Trauma mind and body: the paradox of survival -- Chapter 3. The importance of being witnessed -- Chapter 4. Awakenings -- Chapter 5. The terrible gift -- Part II. Introduction: The principles of Jewish cultural healing -- Principle 1. Facing the loss -- Principle 2. Harnessing the power of pain -- Principle III. Finding new community -- Principle 4. Resisting the call to fear, blame, dehumanize -- Principle 5. Disidentifying from victimhood -- Principle 6. Redefining chosenness -- Principle 7. Taking action.

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