Sonja describes her experiences after arriving in Britain. SH: And so we arrived, we went to London first where we had rich relations but they only took us to see the sights. You know what it was like? INT: Yes. I think that was common. SH: Yes. We saw the Bank of England and everything … Read more
Sonja talks about her family and the changes that she noticed once the Nazis came to power. She describes life in Germany before they became refugees. INT: Today is the 24th of July 2013 and I’m here to interview Sonja Hancox. Sonja, could you tell me first when and where you were born and what … Read more
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Finally Geraldine reflects on her parents’ lives and her own. She considers whether the world has learnt from the lessons of the Holocaust. INT: It’s a hard thing to know your mother suffered. GS: Very hard, but as children, we knew we weren’t allowed to leave anything on our plates; no food was to be … Read more
Geraldine talks about life in Glasgow; growing up as a child of two survivors and about her mother’s role as a minister’s wife. GS: And in the autumn of 1951, my mum and my grandma came to Glasgow and they were married in London and their life began. INT: And your father was a minister … Read more
Geraldine explains why her mother and grandmother went to Sweden after the war. She describes their life there. She then explains the unusual way her mother met the young man, who became her husband. INT: And then your mother, you told us this before, ended up in Sweden, with her mother? GS: She did, she … Read more