INT: Tell us about coming to Britain then, how did you feel about your arrival in a strange country, did you have any English or did your sister speak any English? KR: I knew porridge and good morning and thank you and one or two other little expressions, but the point was that we, it… Continue Reading Karola Regent – Immigration
INT: After that did your parents decide that they had to leave or you had to leave, what happened then KR: Well, they didn’t, yes they decided then, that my uncle in America who had been pleading for them to come and send us, [they] decided that we had to go, my sister and I. … Continue Reading Karola Regent – Life During The War
INT: Today is the 26 February 2015 and I’m here to interview Karola Regent, good afternoon Karola. Could I begin by asking you when you born and where were you born? KR: I was born in Düsseldorf on the 5 December 1925. INT: And what was your name at birth? KR: Well, my surname was… Continue Reading Karola Regent – Life Before The War
Judith concludes by describing the high point in her life – her husband Harold’s love and loyalty to her and her love for him. INT: Just one last question Judith. If you look, looking back on your life what would you say was the high point of your life? JR: The high point of my… Continue Reading Judith Rosenberg – Reflection On Life
Judith tells the interviewers that life improved for her and Harold. Her mother remained in Hungary and Harold helped support her there. INT: And did your mother stay in Hungary then for the rest of her life? JR: She stayed in Hungary for…But then things quickly became better. Harold had a better job and I… Continue Reading Judith Rosenberg – Integration
Judith describes her arrival in Glasgow and the challenges of integration. She then talks about returning to Hungary, where she was finally reunited with her mother. INT: And then you came to Glasgow after the war. JR: After the war, after April the 14th, the 15th, we were on our way home to Glasgow. I… Continue Reading Judith Rosenberg – Immigration
Judith describes life in Hungary between 1940 and 1944 as increasing anti-Semitism made life much more difficult for Jewish people. She then talks about what happened to her family after the Nazis took over Hungary. She describes their horrifying journey to Auschwitz and her time there. Being young enough to work, she is selected to… Continue Reading Judith Rosenberg – Life During The War And The Aftermath
Judith describes her joyful early years in Hungary and then her growing awareness that life was changing in a frightening way. INT: Today is the 5th of May 2013 and we’re here to interview Judith Rosenberg. Judith, can I start by asking you where you were born, when you were born and what was your… Continue Reading Judith Rosenberg – Life Before The War
INT: Can I ask you a little about your experience as a refugee? When you came up to Glasgow did you mix with other people who had escaped Germany? BSS: Yes INT: Or even before that did you…? JSS: You mean when I first came up? INT: Well you were only here for 6 weeks… Continue Reading John Subak Sharpe – Reflection On Life
JSS: When I got to Birmingham University, as I said, the first years had to be shared but I got lectures from a brilliant lecturer, a not very pleasant man, but a brilliant lecturer in genetics. And I decided when he asked me to go into the first year in genetics which would be the… Continue Reading John Subak Sharpe – Settling In