Marianne describes the arrival of the Red Army and the flight of the German guards. She explains that her father then decided to bring the family home to Hungary. They returned, dirty and covered in fleas to find their house looted and empty. They began to rebuild their lives. INT: Tell me about the liberation … Read more
Marianne describes what happened to her and her family when the Germans invaded Hungary. She speaks about the ghettos set up in her town and her time in the local brickworks before being put into cattle wagons. She goes on to explain that she and her family were selected to work in Austria, though many … Read more
Marianne describes her family background. INT: Marianne? ML: Yes? INT: Thank you for agreeing to talk to me this afternoon. Tell me about yourself; where you were born and what life was like before the war. ML: Well I was born in Hungary; Debrecen was the name of the city I was born in. Hungary … Read more
INT: Can you tell me something just as it occurs to me about your, all the years that you’ve lived in Scotland, did you, have you experienced any anti-Semitism? LL: No. Really and truly not. I mean there is underlying anti-Semitism everywhere, this I know INT: And what about being involved in the community. Were … Read more
INT: I’m asking about your social life when you were in London? LL: Yes, it was very pleasant. INT: Mainly Jewish? Or non-Jewish? LL: Mostly Jewish, there was the odd non-Jewish one. I wasn’t selective but it happened to be. INT: So what kind of things did you do? LL: We mainly went to each … Read more
INT: Alright and when you arrived in Scotland, when did you come to Scotland? LL: I came INT: What age were you? LL: 26 INT: 26 years old? LL: Yes INT: Yes. How did you get to Scotland and why did you come here? LL: I was in London and I got married in Scotland … Read more
INT2: Can I just ask, when did you actually come? What year did you come? LL: ‘38 INT2: So did you come under the Kindertransport? LL: No, it’s ’36! INT2: ’36 you came? LL: ’36. I came later on again INT2: Right INT: So, in Leamington Spa where did you stay and who with? LL: … Read more
INT: The date is Sunday the 29th of August 2010 and this is an interview with Mrs. Lore Lucas in Glasgow. Mrs. Lucas can you tell us when and where were you were born? LL: In Germany, in Krefeld; K-R-E-F-E-L-D INT: And was, what was your name at birth? LL: Lindenbaum INT: Ah right, this … Read more
INT: If you look back now on your time in Scotland, what would you say are the high points in your life? LM: Well one of the highest points, definitely, about 30 odd years ago I used to go dancing, not dancing, I was no dancer, I liked traditional jazz and there was only one … Read more
INT: And how was it that you then left? What happened after the four and a half years? LM: Ah what happened was they needed the house for some reason for WAAC’s, or RAAC’S or one of the women’s naval organisations and they found another place in Castle Douglas, Ernespie house, which was an old … Read more