The following article focuses on the question of how it was possible for anti-Semitic resentments to develop within a decidedly group-analytical association and for this to be tolerated, accepted, and even supported by parts of the board and parts of the membership. What are the socially unconscious motives that contributed to this development and the accompanying rampant and unreflective politicization, which has systematically prevented any analytical understanding of the conflict dynamics? Against this background, clarification and understanding appear to be urgently necessary. This article attempts to reconstruct this process in a comprehensible manner and to provide initial access to institutional and socially unconscious contexts that have not yet been understood.
This article provides an insight into the interdisciplinary research project "Antisemitism Experiences of the Third Generation" (AE3G). The empirical data is based on transcripts of group analytic sessions of an encounter group and supplementary case vignettes. Characteristic patterns of experience and reaction become apparent in the group dialogue. The social context is of central importance here, especially the "third parties" present, whose silence or solidarity significantly influence the certainty of perception and the ability to act. The terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023 marks a clear turning point in the material, which became part of the data collection. Keilson's concept of sequential traumatisation is used as a theoretical framework, and an expanded understanding of the third sequence as contextual resonance is proposed. The contextual significance of the third sequence, with its intertwining of contemporary experiences of antisemitism, the reactions of others to them, and the atmosphere handed down through the family, raises further questions about the importance of dialogue and group dynamics, which are addressed in the rest of the article.
The 2023 "Mittestudie" found that 38 % of respondents hold conspiracy-minded, 33 % populist and 29 % populist-authoritarian-rebellious positions (cf. Zick, K & uuml;pper, Mokros, 2023). These positions do not always stay outside, but can also show up in the group. It therefore is important to take a look at what is meant by "shift to the right" and how this affects society. This will be related to the influences of critical theory on Foulkes in his thoughts on authoritarianism. Unlike on paper, the levels of society, group and individual cannot be patiently separated during a group session, but must also be thought through in their interactions. In order to reduce the complexity, at least in this context, triadic figurations are outlined in which the positions of aggressor, victim and third position are differentiated. After briefly highlighting the potential of group analysis, initial considerations are made as to the implications of this.
Russia's war on Ukraine has become the main topic in the groups of migrants of the Soviet Union and filled the room with existential fear. In addition, the patients struggle the consequences of their own difficult life histories. Using examples from my group I show how the safe space of an analytic group provides the opportunity to share narratives and perspectives-despite the polarising situation of war-and to work on expanding personal life perspectives.
