Golding offers a fresh, eye-opening study of Holocaust trauma, focusing on a dimension of it hardly researched before. Rather than set the focus on the small circle of Holocaust survivors and their children, Unseen Scars tells the story of how the Holocaust has impacted us – that is, the much wider circles of scholars, teachers, docents, students, visitors to Holocaust museums, and those traveling to sites of former ghettos and concentration camps. This book is a must read for all engaged in the field of Holocaust education, both as professionals or laypeople.

Shay Pilnik, PhD, Director, Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Yeshiva University

Unseen Scars is a riveting and beautifully written exploration of the human capacity to face trauma. It is essential reading for every educator, therapist, and anyone who seeks to understand the emotional cost of bearing witness.

Jeff Lichtman, PhD, Psychologist & Director of Graduate Jewish Education, Touro University

By centering the role of affect in learning, Golding's book offers a new and much-needed account of the role that emotions play in Holocaust education. With exquisite attention to the power of museums and memorials to evoke unpleasant feelings, Golding asks Holocaust educators to consider how their students might experience these sites, and, in the process, develops an innovative student-centered approach to Holocaust education.

Ari Y. Kelman, PhD, Jim Joseph Professor of Education and Jewish Studies, Stanford University

Unseen Scars is a transformative work on how we can teach about trauma without causing it. Drawing on psychological insight and empirical research, Golding crystallizes the challenges educators face in Holocaust education and redefines the field through a trauma-informed lens, offering a vital guide for all who engage with the emotional weight of this history.

David Pelcovitz, PhD, Straus Chair in Jewish Education, Yeshiva University

A major contribution to Holocaust education - Golding's emphasis on the psychological impact on learners is an important reminder of our responsibility not only to the history we tell but for the emotional wellbeing of those who encounter this difficult, traumatic past. Essential reading for all who work in this field.

Paul Salmons, Curator and Pedagogue