Evelyn Strang – Podcast

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.… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Podcast

Evelyn Strang – Immigration

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:… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Immigration