Contemporary Psychoanalysis and the Legacy of the Third Reich History, Memory, Tradition

"This book is so unique in content, form, and authenticity, that it defies traditional boundaries. It is a book about history. It is a book about cultural upheaval. It is a book about psychic catastrophe. It is a story of human resolve and a story of survival, repair, and creativity among psychoanalytic healers whose notions influenced not just their colleagues and their patients, but all of Western culture before and after World War II." - Philip Bromberg, From the Introduction to Contemporary Psychoanalysis and the Legacy of the Third Reich "We are all beholden to Dr. Kuriloff for her brilliant and magisterial book which provides a vital perspective on the disastrous, pervasive, and, often profoundly disowned impact of the Third Reich on psychoanalysts and their movement." - Edgar Levenson, MD fellow emeritus, faculty W.A.White Psychoanalytic Institute "This volume contains masterful analyses of the many ways in which trauma leaves consequences, and documents how the brutal Nazi persecution in the context of different cultural environments influenced psychoanalysts' theoretical orientation, their clinical work with survivors and patients in general, and the life of psychoanalytic institutions. Dr. Kuriloff has opened new perspectives on the psychological consequences of the Holocaust, on the influence of cultural trauma on the psychological functioning of adults, and on the history of psychoanalysis and of 20th century Jewish culture. Last but not least, the humanity, openness and flexibility of her approach make these interviews and her analysis of them an exciting, thought-provoking, moving experience". - Otto Kernberg, New York Presbyterian Hospital