Son of the Shoah: Poems from a Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor

By Martin Herskovitz

In this book of poetry, Martin Herskovitz, the son of Holocaust survivors, manifests a language of remembrance that describes not the desolation and destruction, but rather the possibility of grieving, of finding compassion and healing. It is a language that evokes the trauma of the Shoah but also allows its processing.

After eighty years the landscape of Holocaust memory is shifting and in many ways slipping away. As a second generation survivor testimony, this work represents a new narrative which both reinvigorates and brings a new relevance to Holocaust remembrance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147669978X
• ISBN13: 9781476699783
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up