a legacy of the Shoah-Jewish orphans who survived-but IDs unknown:
http://www.jewishgen.org/missing-identity/
http://www.jewishgen.org/missing-identity/
Wow, I don't think the holocaust seems like distant history at all! My father, who was born in 1944 is a holocaust survivor....his very first memories are of seeing his own father murdered during the war and walking past huge piles of shoes when fleeing to Poland. Not too surprising he went on to become a psychologist ;-)
I think that those who were affected by the holocaust pass down behaviors (I'm not sure if that's the right word) to family members that they developed by being affected by the whole tragedy. Alright, I don't think I'm making any sense at all right now....
It's VERY hard for me to talk about my father, he died in November in what I would call a freak accident. Ironically, I had just picked up him from the airport a day and half before he died as he just returned from Moscow. I miss him so so so much and I can't think clearly when I start thinking about him....sorry...
Thanks for posting this link!