Second-generation Holocaust survivors harbor considerable resentment toward Poles, according to a new study by Dr. Willie Avraham of Sapir Academic College.
The study, published in the context of the conflict with Poland regarding Holocaust remembrance, was conducted in Israel in collaboration with Dr. Avraham Fizem and doctoral student Marcus Madirus from the University of Florida. Today in trauma as a result.
Dr. Avraham noted that there are three main motivating factors that lead the second generation to visit Poland, chief among them the hostility to the state. In addition, the desire to learn about what happened in the Holocaust, and the grief and sorrow they feel despite the past years.
Dr. Willie Abraham, without credit
The level of hostility towards Poland among the second generation is on average 4 on a scale of 1 to 7. It was also found that they feel sorry for what happened in Poland with an average score of 3.21 on a scale of 1 to 5. In addition, the second generation expressed great interest in the discovery Of what happened in Auschwitz - an average of 4.99 on a scale of 1 to 5.
One of the interesting findings of the study is how the second generation perceives the visit to the Auschwitz extermination camp.
Although there is a desire to get to the camp and see where things happened, the greater the hostility towards Poland, the greater the reluctance to visit the place - despite the curiosity.
"Those who feel very great hostility towards Poland perceive the site as unattractive. They are not willing to visit the place even though there is a very large dimension of curiosity," explains Dr. Avraham, an expert in consumer behavior and tourism behavior at Sapir Academic College.
The researcher concluded that the main conclusion of the study is that the trauma of the second generation and the hostility towards Poland are still very tangible: "Even though so many years have passed, there is still very significant hostility towards Poland, and this affects the willingness to come to Auschwitz. From the Holocaust among the second generation. "