Yes, lonely feeling. Disorienting is a good word for it, too. That's about as far back as my family tree goes. I'm glad you got a tiny bit of knowledge, a tiny anchor at Yad VaShem.
Okay, the Yekke article mentions Kristallnacht a little further along, but still. This may push me to get a Wikipedia login and add "Because of the Holocaust," at the beginning of that sentence.
In the Wikipedia Holocaust/Shoah page, I saw something I had confused. The Nazis killed 6 million Jews PLUS Gypsies, etc?! I thought it was 6 million people killed total. *shakes head, feeling sick*
I wonder if there's been psychological work done around those who escape genocide, and their children. I find it comforting to at least name that tribe I belong to, and know I'm not alone in feeling alone and rootless.
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Okay, the Yekke article mentions Kristallnacht a little further along, but still. This may push me to get a Wikipedia login and add "Because of the Holocaust," at the beginning of that sentence.
In the Wikipedia Holocaust/Shoah page, I saw something I had confused. The Nazis killed 6 million Jews PLUS Gypsies, etc?! I thought it was 6 million people killed total. *shakes head, feeling sick*
I wonder if there's been psychological work done around those who escape genocide, and their children. I find it comforting to at least name that tribe I belong to, and know I'm not alone in feeling alone and rootless.