Author Archives: Oya

Martin Miller: Das wahre ‘Drama des begabten Kindes’: Die Tragödie Alice Millers – Wie verdrängte Kriegstraumata in der Familie wirken
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Martin Miller: Das wahre ‘Drama des begabten Kindes’: Die Tragödie Alice Millers – Wie verdrängte Kriegstraumata in der Familie wirken

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Alice Millers Buch “Das Drama des begabten Kindes und die Suche nach dem wahren Selbst,”  von 1979, gehören für mich und für viele andere zu den Büchern, die sehr aufschlussreich sind über die Reflexion der eigenen psychischen und emotionalen Gegenwart mit Blick auf unsere Kindheit. Meine eigenen Eltern tendierten dazu, mich als “allwissende Hörende” zu … Continue reading →

2013 Exhibit: Deaf-Jewish Life in Berlin as Part of NS Destroyed Diversity
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2013 Exhibit: Deaf-Jewish Life in Berlin as Part of NS Destroyed Diversity

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The German association for Deaf Jews in Berlin, IGJAD, is presenting a signed film about the Deaf-Jewish experience around the Nazi Era by the example of the large, all-deaf family of Markus Milet who had a flourishing carpenter’s shop in Berlin. It is wonderful to see this double minority represented among all the different cultures … Continue reading →

Far From The Tree
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Far From The Tree

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In his chapter “Deaf,” Solomon explores the implication of hearing parent / deaf child otherness. Let us explore what this might mean to us. “Because of the transmission of identity from one generation to  the next, most children share at least some traits with their parents. These are vertical identities.  . . . Often, however, someone … Continue reading →