After a long period of silence, the Holocaust emerged as a major
force in all areas of creativity. There was an outpouring of literature,
an intermingling of fact and fiction, which dealt mainly with the Ghetto, the
concentration camp experience and the destruction of European Jewry. Insufficient
attention focused on “The Aftermath,” the period from 1945 until 1952,
when large numbers of shattered survivors were literally abandoned in Displaced
Persons camps because they had nowhere to go. They had survived the
turbulent Nazi era; now, adrift and forgotten, this was an additional tragedy.
It Was Evening, It Was Morning: Scandinavia in the Aftermath of World War II
explores the lives of survivors who settled in Sweden after the war and rebuilt
their lives. These accounts, based on personal interviews, radiate inspiration
and hope. They fill us with pride and give us strength.