Ivor Tiefenbrun and his father Jack Tiefenbrun Ivor Tiefenbrum’s father, Jack, was a farmer’s son born in Poland. The family moved to Vienna when he was five and shortly after the Anschluss Jack escaped to Glasgow. In 1951 he started his own company, The Textile Engineering Company, still in existence today as Castle Precision Engineering.… Continue Reading Ivor Tiefenbrun – Interview
Ivor Tiefenbrun and his father Jack Tiefenbrun Ivor Tiefenbrum’s father, Jack, was a farmer’s son born in Poland. The family moved to Vienna when he was five and shortly after the Anschluss Jack escaped to Glasgow. In 1951 he started his own company, The Textile Engineering Company, still in existence today as Castle Precision Engineering.… Continue Reading Ivor Tiefenbrun
Myra Levinson (born Myra Benson ) 1928- 2021, mother of Angela Shapiro Myra Levinson (Benson) was born in 1928 in Glasgow and went to the USA, initially for two weeks at the age of 11 but ended up having to stay in the USA for five years. She stayed in Cos Cob in Connecticut, with her aunt and uncle,… Continue Reading Myra Levinson
Myra Levinson (born Myra Benson) 1928- 2021 Myra Levinson (Benson) was born in 1928 in Glasgow and went to the USA, initially for two weeks at the age of 11 but ended up having to stay in the USA for five years. She stayed in Cos Cob in Connecticut, with her aunt and uncle, one… Continue Reading Myra Levinson
For the first time since 1940, Moniek Garber of Glasgow, Scotland and Moshe Porat-Perelman of Kvar Saba, Israel spoke on the phone August 29, 2007 due to the efforts of JewishGen vice presidents Michael Tobias of Glasgow, Scotland and Joyce Field of West Lafayette, Indiana, USA and the assistance of Eilat Gordin Levitan of Los… Continue Reading Holocaust Survivors Reunited After 67 Years
The Life of Alice Malcolm: From Vienna to Glasgow Alice Malcolm’s story is one of profound resilience. It begins with a childhood in Vienna shattered by the rise of Nazism, follows a desperate escape to the UK, and concludes with a life of service and gratitude in Scotland. 1. Life Before the War: Vienna Alice… Continue Reading Alice Malcolm – ai Summary
Susan Singerman was interviewed by Gillian Livingstone in 1988 for the National Life Stories project Living Memory of the Jewish Community. The interview is archived at the British Library (collection reference C410/043) and the recording was previously accessible online via the British Library Sounds website. Many British Library services, including the Sound and Moving Image… Continue Reading Susan Singerman – National Life Stories
Eva Miller is the only child of Richard and Gertrude Kuttner and was born in Berlin. Her mother died in childbirth and her father died in Auschwitz. Eva came to the UK on the Kindertransport and lived with Alf and Doreen Collins and their son in Glasgow. She settled in, married and had three children.… Continue Reading Eva Miller
Eva. Yes. Good afternoon. Int : Good afternoon. Today is the fourth. Yes, of April. Yep. 2024. And I’ve come here to interview yourself, Eva Miller. So Eva, would you like to tell me where you were born, when you were born and what your name was at birth? Eva: Yes. Well, my name was… Continue Reading Eva Miller
Walter was born in 1933 and lived in Munster, Germany. His mother was a professional athlete and ran a sports car which she “loaned” to the Nazi party so she could use it whenever she wanted. His father had an Iron Cross 1st Class from WW1. With the help of a Catholic priest they escaped… Continue Reading Walter Gumprich
