Trying to find a book about Germans after WWII

September 18, 2015 8:33 AM

A psychologist I know told me vaguely about a course/book she took where the teacher said something about how many of the descendants of Germans who fled WWII had service or help kind of professions, like therapists, social workers, academics, etc. I don't know if this is true or not, but I would like to find the book she was talking about.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I don't really know much about WWII, Germans or the aftermath of the war, but this came up yesterday while talking to my friend and I would love to surprise her with this book she vaguely remembers.

posted by CrazyLemonade to Society & Culture (4 answers total)

There are a number of books on the second generation of Holocaust survivors that make this observation. Maybe Children of the Holocaust by Helen Epstein? That's more oral history than academic psychology, though.
posted by thetortoise at 10:26 AM on September 18, 2015

Response by poster: Yeah I'm not sure how academic or simply cultural what I'm looking for is. But it's not about descendants of jews (Holocaust survivors) but about descendants of Germans.
posted by CrazyLemonade at 11:14 AM on September 18, 2015

Response by poster: But thanks, thetortoise, I see now a lot of related books on Amazon that may help me search.
posted by CrazyLemonade at 11:20 AM on September 18, 2015

If you find it, CL, please post!
posted by Quisp Lover at 3:05 PM on September 18, 2015 [1 favorite]