Testimonials
Gerda Fulton – Biography
Biography by Gerda’s son: Ian Fulton. Gerda was born in Beuthen, Upper Silesia, Germany, the eldest of three siblings, to Sally & Meta Grunewald. In January 1939, as a consequence of the Nazi persecution of the Jews during the Third Reich era, she was forced to flee the Country arriving in the UK. Her two… Continue Reading Gerda Fulton – Biography
Gerda Fulton – Reflections about the former Glasgow Refugee Centre
Credit’. Extract from BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on 26.08.1988. For people escaping the horrors of Nazism in Europe, those who fled their homes and settled here, will be reunited to pay tribute to the city which provided such a warm welcome. The site of the former centre is now occupied by the city’s Dental… Continue Reading Gerda Fulton – Reflections about the former Glasgow Refugee Centre
Dany Metztein – Podcast
Dany Metzstein (Danielle Kahn) was born in Montpellier, France in 1942. Her parents were in hiding and her father was involved with the Maquis. They survived the war in France, but then Dany had to stay in an orphanage and a boarding school. She came to live in Motherwell, Scotland, and enjoyed being a teenager… Continue Reading Dany Metztein – Podcast
Dany Metzstein – Interview
Int All right. Okay, let’s go. So good afternoon, Dany lovely to see you Today is the 16th of June 2023. And I’m here to interview you which is very nice of you. So normally how we start, Dany is to ask you an embarrassing question is when you were born, and what your name… Continue Reading Dany Metzstein – Interview
Erna Grace – Podcast
Listen to the transcript of the Erna Grace Interview in a podcast format. To view all our podcasts at Gathering the Voices, please visit our Spotify Channel. Gathering the Voices | Podcast on Spotify
Erna Grace – Reflection
ERNA I think when I had my children. Children are my life still. My daughter looks after me so much I am very lucky. Some children don’t even want to look after their parents. INTERVIEWER And it’s wonderful also for you that Suzanne is in the same town as well. ERNA Yes, yes. Oh, she… Continue Reading Erna Grace – Reflection
Erna Grace – Intergration
ERNA I loved that, I loved mixing with all the girls, and we went dancing to the Plaza on a Tuesday. INTERVIEWER And how did you meet your husband? ERNA There was a place called the ‘Jewish Institute’ in the Gorbals and everybody went on a Sunday, and he had just come out the Air… Continue Reading Erna Grace – Intergration