| Abstract | To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2016.1214634 Author(s): Keren Cohen-Louck (a)(*), Yael Saka (b) pages 93-102 ABSTRACT Many studies have examined the trauma bereaved parents experience. The current study focuses on the role that the Holocaust's memory plays in the bereavement experience of parents who have lost a child in a terrorist attack in Israel. Forty bereaved parents were interviewed, using semistructured in-depth interviews. Bereaved parents related to the Holocaust memory as a meaningful experience in their private bereavement. The parents expressed dialectic feelings concerning their loss, personal victimization on the one hand and personal strength, and growth on the other hand. It seems that memory reconstruction of the Holocaust can be used as a coping resource. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Criminology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel (b) Department of Criminology, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel Correspondence: CONTACT Keren Cohen-Louck E-mail: keren.cohenlouck@gmail.com Department of Criminology, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel. Publisher name: Routledge [c] 2017 Taylor & Francis
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