Translation from Germany to English below: A Child from Berlin Flies to New York Yesterday morning at 11.50, the American plane “Flagship Amsterdam” took off from Tempelhof on its first flight back to New York. Among the passengers was the well-known American journalist Louis P Lochner. This time he is bringing not only the most … Read more
Evelyn was born in Leipzig in 1933. Evelyn and her mother were deported to Poland in 1938 but managed to escape to Britain as her father had set up a factory. Her Polish grandparents did not survive. The other grandparents lived in Berlin throughout the war. Her father set up a furrier’s business in Glasgow. … Read more
Evelyn compares the welcome she experienced from Scots people and the abuse she had lived through in Germany Read the Transcript INT: If you look back now on your time in Scotland what would you say are the high points of your time here? E.S: Just that all the Scottish people were so wonderful. I … Read more
Evelyn describes how her family set up a furrier’s business in Glasgow Read the Transcript INT: And after the war ended you would still have been at school. E.S: Yes. INT: What happened then? E.S: After the war I, my father had a factory. INT: He was a furrier did you say? E.S: Yes, yes. … Read more
Evelyn’s family fits into the Jewish community in Glasgow Read the Transcript INT: And did your parents mix with other Jewish people here? E.S: Yes. The first thing my mother did was to phone Rabbi Rubinstein. INT: That’s the Giffnock Synagogue, that’s right? E.S: At that time it was Clarkston. INT: Ah I see. E.S: … Read more
Evelyn describes how her family was arrested in Germany in 1938 and transported to Poland. She explains how they reached Britain and talks of their life in London and Glasgow. Read the Transcript NT: And how did you come to Scotland? E.S: Well we were arrested in 1938 and put on a train to we … Read more
Evelyn Strang describes her family and her early life in Germany and Poland before 1938 INT: Today is the 9th of April 2012 and I’m here to interview Mrs Evelyn Strang. Could you tell me please when you were born, where and what was your name at birth? E.S: I was born in Leipzig in … Read more