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Utilizing an exploratory descriptive design and grounded theory approach, this study aimed to (1) identify common themes among the experiences of children of Holocaust survivors, (2) determine the characteristics of their loss and grief, (3) examine their adaptation and gerotranscendence and, (4) find the patterns of the relationships among the experiences, loss and grief, and adaptations and gerotranscendence. A Holocaust survivors’ offspring general and specific demographic form developed by the researcher was completed. Open-ended semi-structured in-depth in-person interviews were conducted. A model of the results and the interactions among the experiences, loss and grief, and adaptations and gerotranscendence is suggested. The findings contribute to the current understanding of the lifelong transmission of trauma among Holocaust survivors’ offspring within the complicated sociocultural puzzle of individuals, families, close social circles, and the larger community. It is expected that the results of this study will deepen understanding of multigenerational trauma and may assist future development of effective interventions and curriculum for Holocaust survivors’ offspring and for offspring of other populations that experienced mass atrocities and trauma."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Multigenerational Experiences, Adaptation, and Grief Among Aging Holocaust Survivors’ Offspring"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Waldrop, Deborah","Social Work"],"dc:creator":["Fischer, Nurit; 0000-0003-4531-7311"],"dc:date":["2019-04-04T20:31:03Z","2019","2019-01-09 08:30:24"],"dc:description":["Ph.D.","The multigenerational effects of the Holocaust have been widely studied. These studies have mainly focused on types of psychopathology exhibited or, conversely, on the strengths perspective. 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