Witnessing comes in as many forms as the trauma that gives birth to
it. The Holocaust, undeniably one of the greatest traumatic events
in recent human history, still resonates into the twenty-first
century. The echoes that haunt those who survived continue to reach
their children and others who did not share the experience
directly. In what ways is this massive trauma processed and
understood, both for survivors and future generations? The answer,
as deftly illustrated by Nancy Goodman and Marilyn Meyers, lies in
the power of witnessing: the act of acknowledging that trauma took
place, coupled with the desire to share that knowledge with others
to build a space in which to reveal, confront, and symbolize it. As
the contributors to this book demonstrate, testimonial writing and
memoir, artwork, poetry, documentary, theater, and even the simple
recollection of a memory are ways that honor and serve as forms of
witnessing. Each chapter is a fusion of narrative and metaphor that
exists as evidence of the living mind that emerges amid the dead
spaces produced by mass trauma, creating a revelatory,
transformational space for the terror of knowing and the
possibility for affirmation of hope, courage, and endurance in the
face of almost unspeakable evil. Additionally, the power of
witnessing is extended from the Holocaust to contemporary instances
of mass trauma and to psychoanalytic treatments, proving its
efficacy in the dyadic relationship of everyday practice for both
patient and analyst. The Holocaust is not an easy subject to
approach, but the intimate and personal stories included here add
up to an act of witnessing in and of itself, combining the past and
the present and placing the trauma in the realm of knowing,
sharing, and understanding. Contributors: Harriet Basseches, Elsa
Blum, Bridget Conley-Zilkic, Paula Ellman, Susan Elmendorf, George
Halasz, Geoffrey Hartman, Renee Hartman, Elaine Neumann
Kulp-Shabad, Dori Laub, Clemens Loew, Gail Humphries Mardirosian,
Margit Meissner, Henri Parens, Arlene Kramer Richards, Arnold
Richards, Sophia Richman, Katalin Roth, Nina Shapiro-Perl, Myra
Sklarew, Ervin Staub.
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