Jews Surviving on "Aryan Papers" in Nazi-occupied Poland: A Historical and Psychoanalytic Perspective.

Describes how some Jews survived on "Aryan papers" in Poland during World War II and how the experience of passing as non-Jewish influenced survivors. Discusses the role of attachment theory, "true self" and "false self," and posttraumatic stress disorder. Unless otherwise referenced, personal testimonies in this article are drawn from the book Holocaust and Identity: Polish Jews Who Survived on "Aryan Papers": Analyzing Biographic Experience, by Polish sociologist Małgorzata Melchior, and from an original tape-recorded interview with Sima Gleichgevicht-Wasser and Apolonia ("Pola") Gorzkowska-Nikodemska. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]