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The horrors of the Holocaust have not only affected the survivors, but their children too.

2G-Legacy Mailing List
This automated email list focuses on understanding and furthering the legacy of the Holocaust (rather than the exploration of psychological and parental relationship issues).

2nd-Gen@shamash.org
This web site offers information about this email discussion list for children and grandchildren of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust as well as gives information on how to subscribe.

Descendants of the Shoah, Inc.
Located in Melbourne, Australia, this is a group of over 200 members that want to learn about their parents' experience, discuss similarities in their own childhoods, and consider the effects on the third generation. This group offers membership, meetings, and a monthly newsletter.

Framingham, Massachusetts Second Generation Discussion Group
There is an off-line group for second generation members in Framingham, Massachusetts (west of Boston). This site gives you contact information.

Impact of the Holocaust on Survivors and Their Children
Though a long paper by Sandra S. Williams, nearly a fourth of her information deals with the second generation. She discusses the psychological responses of both the parents and the children as well as compares pre- to post-Holocaust families.

Personal Stories of the Second Generation
Personal stories written by members of the second generation - one discusses her journey to Poland with her parents, another talks about his sister who was a child survivor, and another discusses how she documented her father's personal testimony.

Second Generation Group from Nuremberg, Germany
From reunions and family albums to a list of those who did not survive, this site brings together the second and third generations of survivors from Nuremberg.

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