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When trauma has erased your family's ancestral memory

My Jewish grandmother survived the Holocaust but never talked about her family and now she's dying and I realize I don't know the names of anyone who came before her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Historical violence creates gaps in lineage knowledge that feel like losses you never knew you had.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ancestor veneration across traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.