Ike recounts his journey from Germany as a Kinder. He describes his difficult arrival in England INT: So what happened, when Kristallnacht happened… IG: Yeah. INT: Life changed. IG: Yeah. INT: Can you remember any of that? IG: Not really. I was kept, sort of ticking over. INT: Yeah. IG: So I don’t really remember.… Continue Reading Ike Gibson – Immigration
Ike tells us about his early life and his family INT: So the first thing we ask you is what was your name at birth? IG: Izak Goldberger. INT: OK. IG Spelled with a ‘z’ and an ‘ak’ INT: Oh, OK. And when was that? IG: 1934 INT: Where? IG: In Hamburg. INT: In Hamburg,… Continue Reading Ike Gibson – Life Before The War
Henry tells of his love for skiing and his commitment to helping disabled people learn to ski. He feels completely at home in Glasgow and is very satisfied with his life there. INT: Yeah, such is life. Henry can I ask you about something you haven’t mentioned but I know is the love of your… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Reflection On Life
In this section Henry explains how he trained as a chef and finally set up a successful catering business. He talks of the political, musical and other interests pursued by the Jewish refugee community in Glasgow. He describes how orthodox religious rules in Glasgow caused him some problems as a caterer. INT: Yes. So when… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Settling In
In Glasgow my mother’s cousin, Mrs Gummers, Gummers the dentist; they emigrated to Glasgow from Germany so my mother asked Greta Gummers could she find a place for me and then the committee in Glasgow, the Ladies Committee – Mrs Thora Wolffson and Mrs Thelma Mann found me a place and I came by Kindertransport… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Immigration
In this section Henry describes his life when he reached Britain as a Kindertransport refugee. His first placement when the war broke out was in a farm in Perthshire but fairly soon he found himself being treated as an enemy alien and was interned in various places, eventually on the Isle of Man. H.W: Now,… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Life During The War
H.W: My name at birth was Heinz Martin Wuga. I was born in Nürnberg, Germany on the 23rd of February 1924. INT: OK. When did you arrive in Scotland? H.W: I arrived in Scotland on the 5th of May 1939 INT: So what age were you then? H.W: Fifteen and a half INT: Yes. How… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Life Before The War
Halina describes meeting her husband and starting a family. Read the transcript: INT: So, how did you meet your husband? HM: I met him at a student dance a Glasgow Jewish Students’ Society Dance. I was a wee bit too old for it as I was already out of university by then but my mother… Continue Reading Halina Moss – Reflection On Life
Halina remembers her early years teaching in various schools in Glasgow. Read the transcript: INT: And what did you study at university? HM: I did an ordinary degree, which is not brilliant in Physics and science in general, but Physics in particular, and Maths. INT: That sounds hard to me. And how were you able… Continue Reading Halina Moss – Integration
Halina describes how she found it difficult to integrate with the Jewish community at first. Read the transcript: INT: Why were you so keen on Scotland? HM: I don’t know, I was just the kind of girl who was enthusiastic about countries. INT: So when you came here were your dreams met or were you… Continue Reading Halina Moss – Settling In
