Chevra haChachamot on Nostr: Antisemitism and protests in the United States trigger PTSD in Holocaust survivors, ...
Antisemitism and protests in the United States trigger PTSD in Holocaust survivors, by Luke Tress August 8, 2024
"...“I’m afraid this is happening all over. I cannot believe that the whole world participates in Jew hatred,” she said. “I cry a lot at night because it really affects me badly.”
The violence of the Oct. 7 attack triggered some survivors around the world, and in the 10 months since, antisemitism in the United States has reminded survivors of childhood persecution, causing symptoms of PTSD including fear, social isolation and nightmares, said Masha Pearl, the executive director of the Blue Card, a New York City-based nonprofit that supports survivors, including Jacoby.
“As much as time has gone by, and decades have gone by, a lot of these fears were still there under the surface, and now they’re coming back up,” Pearl said..."
https://www.jta.org/2024/08/08/ny/antisemitism-and-protests-in-the-united-states-trigger-ptsd-in-holocaust-survivors
#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JewishWomen #Holocaust #Oct7 #Antisemitism
"...“I’m afraid this is happening all over. I cannot believe that the whole world participates in Jew hatred,” she said. “I cry a lot at night because it really affects me badly.”
The violence of the Oct. 7 attack triggered some survivors around the world, and in the 10 months since, antisemitism in the United States has reminded survivors of childhood persecution, causing symptoms of PTSD including fear, social isolation and nightmares, said Masha Pearl, the executive director of the Blue Card, a New York City-based nonprofit that supports survivors, including Jacoby.
“As much as time has gone by, and decades have gone by, a lot of these fears were still there under the surface, and now they’re coming back up,” Pearl said..."
https://www.jta.org/2024/08/08/ny/antisemitism-and-protests-in-the-united-states-trigger-ptsd-in-holocaust-survivors
#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JewishWomen #Holocaust #Oct7 #Antisemitism