Júlia Richter: Trauma is inherited, but it can be processed Júlia Richter, a psychologist and the professional director of the Trauma Center, began to be interested in providing psychological assistance to people who have experienced traumatic events and their families during her university years. In the latest broadcast of Mozinet Nagylátószög, Alinda Veiszer talks to her about the differences between the experiences of first, second and third generation Holocaust survivors, among other things, in connection with Treasure from the Past, which is already in cinemas. In Mozinet's new presentation, Holocaust survivor Edek (Stephen Fry) has been living in America for forty-five years and has no intention of returning to his childhood home in Poland. After the change of regime, his daughter Ruth (Lena Dunham) persuades her father to face the family past together. Ruth's secret goal is to get to Auschwitz and understand Edek's emotional isolation. The journey across the country provides the couple with an opportunity to get closer to each other. “There was a kind of strategy of ‘not looking back,’ so they almost completely denied their past, their identity, they didn’t tell their daughter about it. And they thought that it wouldn’t leave an imprint on her. And this film shows that it will still leave an imprint.” Richter says that the practice of first-generation survivors, of considering it closed, not looking back on the past, and thus trying to protect their children, can be considered typical. But it is important to emphasize that this will also have an imprint on the next generation. He also tells a specific story about a Jewish family where, two generations after World War II, there was a specific rule that they didn’t vacuum on Saturday, because it was the Christian day of rest. And anyone who worked on that day could be exposed as a Jew. “In this film, you can see that this girl is somehow stuck in her life, and that she can’t allow herself that kind of identity, that kind of existence in her own right, until she can somehow create this continuity. She misses that kind of continuity that she doesn’t know about her family, she just experiences that there is an unconscious pain at home, and she doesn’t know why.” Regarding the coexistence of generations, Richter also says that the parents were in a particularly difficult situation when it came to raising children. On the one hand, their nervous system was constantly sharpened for survival due to post-traumatic stress, and on the other hand, they tried to protect their children by blocking out their past. These connection patterns were often carried on by the second generation, so that in many cases they didn’t even know what exactly their family’s enormous trauma was. Support the Trauma Center so that it can help those in need who cannot afford therapy with trauma processing. They also provide training on a variety of topics to corporate partners, whether it's the importance of mental health, stress or burnout, the proceeds of which are also used for the above purpose. As a non-profit organization, they are happy if you contribute to their goals - you can find more information about the Trauma Center and support options on their website: https://traumakozpont.hu/tamogatas/ Treasure from the Past is now in cinemas! The quotes used in the text have been edited and published. Chapters 01:32 What kind of trauma processing does Treasure from the Past present? 06:46 Processing first, second and third generation survivors 11:34 Coexistence of generations 19:41 Experiencing the third generation 25:01 How long is trauma inherited? 26:37 Israel and the processing of trauma 29:19 Can the transmission of trauma be interrupted? presenter/editor: Alinda Veiszer director: Kristóf Orzói cinematographer: Rotera editor: Alexandra Láng creative manager: Andrea Bertók, Hanna Csata producer: Gábor Böszörményi visual design: Nanavízió sound engineer: Péter Benjámin Lukács sound editing: Péter Benjámin Lukács Mozinet's official platforms: Facebook: / mozinet Instagram: / mozinetfilmek TikTok: / mozinet.tiktok YouTube: / @mozinet Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0htXZSj... Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Website: https://mozinet.hu