Unseen Scars

Unseen Scars: Vicarious Trauma at Holocaust Museums, Exhibitions, and Memorial Sites is a practical guide for those who teach, create meaning, or bring visitors to Holocaust museums and historical sites. It provides a comprehensive overview of the pedagogical and psychological issues and challenges encountered in Holocaust museums and difficult exhibition spaces.
This book is geared toward anyone who creates and provides meaningful pathways for visitors to engage in Holocaust exhibitions and knowledge. It provides a framework for understanding not just the historical content of this difficult history, but the emotional and psychological effects experienced by the next generation of its witnesses.

Author Biography

Julie Golding is a curator at the Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance and Education. In 2020, she founded Yesodeinu, an experiential Holocaust education program that teaches resilience at local cemeteries and historical sites. Julie previously served as Director of Education at the Amud Aish Memorial Museum and as an educational consultant at the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem. Julie earned her PhD at Yeshiva University. Her dissertation, “Vicarious Trauma Experienced by Visitors to a Central Holocaust Museum,” investigated secondary traumatic stress, student coping styles, and teaching about difficult histories in museum spaces. She also received an M.A. in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University and an M.A. in Judaic Studies from Touro University.