Monneuse: Repression, resentment and resilience: A portrait of concentration camp survivors 80 years after their liberation

Interesting qualitative research and findings:

This is why, at the beginning of the 2000s, I began studying the journey of 625 Jewish survivors and/or resistance fighters who had been deported from France to Nazi death camps. I interviewed around 30 of them, as well as their families (brothers and sisters, spouses, children).

What is striking at first glance is the diversity in both the survivors’ trajectories and their levels of resilience. Some were haunted by nightmares every day until the end of their days, while others went on to live happy lives. Some returned to their previous lives (same job, place of residence and spouse) while others completely changed their lives. 

Despite these differences, we can identify four main profiles of survivors. 

• The repression profile
• The identity investment profile
• The rehashing profile
• The resilience profile…
  

Source: Repression, resentment and resilience: A portrait of concentration camp survivors 80 years after their liberation