Research Paper On Hidden Children
About The Hidden Children
Abuse
Children were scared or could not turn to local Authorities for help. Some children endured physical or sexual abuse by their “protectors”. 15% were mistreated, and 5% were treated badly. Hidden children have been and still are tormented by their memories. Memories of being physically and/or sexually abused by the same people who hid them. Hid them to save their lives from death by the Nazis. Abused children had to deal with separation, persecution, and sexual abuse. Abused children just wanted to know if the person who abused them loved them. “Regardless of what he has done to me, I can’t hate him… I wonder if he ever loved me… after all, he saved my life” (Lev-Wiesel 2005). Dr. Paul Valent, a psychiatric ist and a hidden child himself (1995), said one out of five children in hiding were sexually abused. The hidden children can’t wrap their heads around why their “protectors” would protect them just to abuse and hurt them. Children were so scared of their protectors, when they were abused over and over again, they would not call local authorities. Call local authorities for help to get away from the people who saved them from the Nazis. …show more content…
“Why would he save me just to hurt me?”, this is the question running through many children’s minds. Many Jewish Children have no or very little memory of their heritage. They have no memory of their heritage, because they went into hiding as infants. Jewish Children were forced to wear yellow stars (the Star of David) on all of their clothes. They were forced out of schools and attacked by others. They weren’t able to go to parks and public places. They went into hiding to escape persecution. They had to go into hiding to prevent getting
Abuse
Children were scared or could not turn to local Authorities for help. Some children endured physical or sexual abuse by their “protectors”. 15% were mistreated, and 5% were treated badly. Hidden children have been and still are tormented by their memories. Memories of being physically and/or sexually abused by the same people who hid them. Hid them to save their lives from death by the Nazis. Abused children had to deal with separation, persecution, and sexual abuse. Abused children just wanted to know if the person who abused them loved them. “Regardless of what he has done to me, I can’t hate him… I wonder if he ever loved me… after all, he saved my life” (Lev-Wiesel 2005). Dr. Paul Valent, a psychiatric ist and a hidden child himself (1995), said one out of five children in hiding were sexually abused. The hidden children can’t wrap their heads around why their “protectors” would protect them just to abuse and hurt them. Children were so scared of their protectors, when they were abused over and over again, they would not call local authorities. Call local authorities for help to get away from the people who saved them from the Nazis. …show more content…
“Why would he save me just to hurt me?”, this is the question running through many children’s minds. Many Jewish Children have no or very little memory of their heritage. They have no memory of their heritage, because they went into hiding as infants. Jewish Children were forced to wear yellow stars (the Star of David) on all of their clothes. They were forced out of schools and attacked by others. They weren’t able to go to parks and public places. They went into hiding to escape persecution. They had to go into hiding to prevent getting