“He cannot forgive himself for having saved himself when his wife and child went to their deaths we are all as if drugged. Yesterday all of my family were living and now - all are dead. Each of us stands as if turn to stone. I weep for my fate, for what I have left to see.” PtsdSurvival InstinctTraumatic ExperiencesTraumatizedComplex PtsdHolocaust SurvivorTreblinkaSurvivor GuiltWitnessing Death Book:The Last Jew of Treblinka Source: The Last Jew of Treblinka
“I have no notion of barbering and no idea what will happen if I cannot do the work. But I tell myself that after all it cannot be worse than dying…” HolocaustSurvival InstinctConcentration CampHolocaust SurvivorTreblinkaWorse Than DyingSurvival Against The Odds Book:The Last Jew of Treblinka Source: The Last Jew of Treblinka
“First night in the barracks. Moyshe Ettinger tells us how he saved himself and cannot forgive himself. The evening prayer is recited and Kaddish is set for the dead.” GuiltHolocaustSurvival InstinctForgive YourselfConcentration CampTraumatizedHolocaust SurvivorTreblinkaFalse Guilt Book:The Last Jew of Treblinka Source: The Last Jew of Treblinka