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Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:15 AM
Just read a review for what appears to be a fabulous new book for all who are interested in preserving personal and family histories-- or history in general for that matter-- through recipes. Holocaust survivors offer the stories of their lives and their survival, along with their recollections of family recipes. For many, these recipes are all that remain of their families. Apparently, unlike other collections of recipes from the Holocaust, all of the recipes have been tested and modified as necessary so one can make them with currently available ingredients.
Take a look at it on Amazon. I just ordered one for myself and each of my children.
http://www.amazon.com/Recipes-Remembered-June-Feiss-Hersh/dp/0983486301/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308086645&sr=8-1
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Posted on Friday, February 18, 2011 1:10 PM
Perhaps the most common reaction I get after completing a personal history is surprise. People are taken by surprise at just how satisfied they feel about the process of reflecting upon and recounting the stories of their lives--particularly because often this sense of satisfaction comes after initial reluctance to participate. Many of the clients with whom I work agree to be interviewed only as a "favor" to their children, who want a record of their parents' lives. Either they are worried that they won't have enough of interest to say, or they won't be able to remember or say what they want well enough, or they just don't want to be in front of a camera. And yet, once the camera starts rolling, and we (the client and I) begin to converse, really without exception, a certain transformation of attitude seems to occur. There seems to be something almost soothing about having the opportunity to talk about one's life (e.g., about one's childhood, parents and grandparents, personal challenges), knowing that not only am I listening, but that their words will be available for posterity.
Below is a link to a NY Times article about the healing potential of telling and listening to personal narratives. Consistent with my own observations, patients who listened to personal narratives of other patients actually showed significant improvement in health status!
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