The Jewish Literary Exchange
Joseph Berger
Dr. Margot Krebs speaks with New York Times journalist Joe Berger about his memoir, Displaced Persons: Growing Up American After the Holocaust (2001). This event is part of the Jewish Literary Exchange discussion series. Berger explains that he decided to write about his own experience after noticing a lack of literature about the lives of Holocaust survivors who immigrated to New York City after the war. He describes this community of Jewish immigrants as a “distinct sub-culture” influenced by the trauma of the Holocaust along with the regular struggles of immigration. Berger reflects on the experience of growing up in this community and witnessing his parents carry on with “heroic decisions of everyday life.”
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