Read the Transcript INT: And he was training to be a lawyer at the time? D.S: That’s right. That was my first job and I was there until I went to Brazil. INT: And by that time were you engaged? D.S: I was engaged just about three or four weeks before I went to Brazil.… Continue Reading Dorrith M. Sim – Integration
Read the Transcript D.S: I was seven and a half. INT: But you can’t really remember any of it? D.S: Oh I can remember bits of it but not very much. INT: Going back to what happened once you were here, during the wartime you must have just been at school, were you? D.S: Well… Continue Reading Dorrith M. Sim – Settling In
Read the Transcript. D.S: I arrived in England on the 26th of July 1939. My parents had managed to get guardians for me and they met me at Liverpool Street Station. And there, you know, my guardian’s brother came too, because he spoke German and we went in the car. I think we must have… Continue Reading Dorrith M. Sim – Immigration
Read the Transcript D.S: Well, what happened was I actually left school when I was fifteen for which I was very sorry. I could never pass an English exam. And at that time, you know if you were doing your Highers you had to pass English or else you could just forget it. So I… Continue Reading Dorrith M. Sim – Life During The War
Dorrit describes the events surrounding Kristallnacht and the Kindertransport. Read the Transcript. INT: Good afternoon Dorrith. It’s the 26th of September 2010 and I’m here to talk to Dorrith Sim. Dorrith, could you begin by telling us when and where you were born and what was your name at birth? D.S: I was born in… Continue Reading Dorrith M. Sim – Life Before The War
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NT: If you look back now on your time here in Scotland what would you say were the high points of your life here? DB: That’s very difficult to say. INT: Your family I assume? DB: Yes I think…I don’t think I can really say. INT: Right. DB: I mean I suppose it was my time as a social worker I… Continue Reading Dorothea Brander – Reflection On Life
Dorothea travelled with her husband who worked for the British Council. She lived for a time in Otto Hahn’s house (he received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1944) INT: And he was still working with the British Council? DB: He was still with the British Council. He had a very good job, he was Director of… Continue Reading Dorothea Brander – Integration
Dorothea arrived in Britain as a young bride. She moved in with her parents in law in Glasgow. INT: And were you excited to be going to Britain? DB: Well yes I was glad. INT: Or were you worried about it? DB: Well sure I was worried because I didn’t have a clue what was going on and Donald… Continue Reading Dorothea Brander – Settling In
Dorothea met her husband Donald who worked for the British Consul. They married on VE Day. Her parents were helped by Kissinger’s family to emigrate to America. Dorothea also explain what happened to her brother and her journey to Britain. INT: And did he [ Her father] remain there and your mother, for the rest of… Continue Reading Dorothea Brander – Immigration
