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‘Finding Moniek’s Family ‘Moniek Garber thought he was only person left in hisfamily to have survived the Holocaust. At a meeting inGlasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association ofJewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who isa genealogist, offer to trace family members. He saidsadly to Michael that he did not think that Michaelcould help him.Michael Tobias is an award-winning professionalgenealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide.His particular expertise lies in Poland, the UnitedKingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He hasover 30 years of genealogy experience including 25years helping Holocaust survivors and their families,and utilising DNA analysis.Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listento the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work andabout Moniek and his childhood and why he was sentto a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeedin finding any trace of Moniek’s family?If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, youcan contact him through his email address atmichael@gene-genie.comTo listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his videointerview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website atwww.gatheringthevoices.comFinding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. Thesound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod. Continue Reading Trailer: An Introduction to Finding Moniek’s Family

Episode 1 of 6 , Michael discusses his career as a genealogist and some of the organisations that he has worked with.This is episode 1 of 6 of a mini series, a new one will be released every week commencing from 29th Jan 2026‘Finding Moniek’s Family ‘Moniek Garber thought he was only person left in hisfamily to have survived the Holocaust. At a meeting inGlasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association ofJewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who isa genealogist, offer to trace family members. He saidsadly to Michael that he did not think that Michaelcould help him.Michael Tobias is an award-winning professionalgenealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide.His particular expertise lies in Poland, the UnitedKingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He hasover 30 years of genealogy experience including 25years helping Holocaust survivors and their families,and utilising DNA analysis.Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listento the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work andabout Moniek and his childhood and why he was sentto a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeedin finding any trace of Moniek’s family?If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, youcan contact him through his email address atmichael@gene-genie.comTo listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his videointerview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website atwww.gatheringthevoices.comFinding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. Thesound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod. Continue Reading Finding Moniek’s Family – Michael discusses his career as a genealogist – 1/6

Michael talks about two different cases that heworked on, tracing relatives of children who survived theHolocaust.This is episode 2 of 6 of a mini series – Due to popular request we are releasing all six episodes.Moniek Garber thought he was only person left in hisfamily to have survived the Holocaust. At a meeting inGlasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association ofJewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who isa genealogist, offer to trace family members. He saidsadly to Michael that he did not think that Michaelcould help him.Michael Tobias is an award-winning professionalgenealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide.His particular expertise lies in Poland, the UnitedKingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He hasover 30 years of genealogy experience including 25years helping Holocaust survivors and their families,and utilising DNA analysis.Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listento the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work andabout Moniek and his childhood and why he was sentto a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeedin finding any trace of Moniek’s family?If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, youcan contact him through his email address atmichael@gene-genie.comTo listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his videointerview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website atwww.gatheringthevoices.comFinding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. Thesound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod. Continue Reading Finding Moniek’s Family – Michael talks about two different cases – 2/6

We find out about Moniek Garber’s life before the Second World War. ‘Finding Moniek’s Family ‘ Moniek Garber thought he was only person left in his family to have survived the Holocaust. This is episode 3 of 6 of a mini series – Due to popular request we are releasing all six episodes.At a meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association of Jewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who is a genealogist, offer to trace family members. He said sadly to Michael that he did not think that Michael could help him. Michael Tobias is an award-winning professional genealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide. His particular expertise lies in Poland, the United Kingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He has over 30 years of genealogy experience including 25 years helping Holocaust survivors and their families, and utilising DNA analysis. Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listen to the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work and about Moniek and his childhood and why he was sent to a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeed in finding any trace of Moniek’s family? If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, you can contact him through his email address at michael@gene-genie.com To listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his video interview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website at ⁠www.gatheringthevoices.com⁠ Finding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. The sound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod. Continue Reading Finding Moniek’s Family – Moniek Garber’s life before the Second World War – 3/6

Moniek explains why he was punished and sentenced to five years imprisonment and what happened to his father, brother and mother.This is episode 4 of 6 of a mini series – Due to popular request we are releasing all six episodes.At a meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association of Jewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who is a genealogist, offer to trace family members. He said sadly to Michael that he did not think that Michael could help him. Michael Tobias is an award-winning professional genealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide. His particular expertise lies in Poland, the United Kingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He has over 30 years of genealogy experience including 25 years helping Holocaust survivors and their families, and utilising DNA analysis. Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listen to the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work and about Moniek and his childhood and why he was sent to a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeed in finding any trace of Moniek’s family? If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, you can contact him through his email address at michael@gene-genie.com To listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his video interview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website at ⁠www.gatheringthevoices.com⁠ Finding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. The sound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod. Continue Reading Finding Moniek’s Family – Moniek explains why he was punished and sentenced to five years imprisonment 4/6

Michael explains how he tried to trace Moniek ‘s familyThis is episode 5 of 6 of a mini series – Due to popular request we are releasing all six episodes.At a meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association of Jewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who is a genealogist, offer to trace family members. He said sadly to Michael that he did not think that Michael could help him. Michael Tobias is an award-winning professional genealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide. His particular expertise lies in Poland, the United Kingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He has over 30 years of genealogy experience including 25 years helping Holocaust survivors and their families, and utilising DNA analysis. Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listen to the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work and about Moniek and his childhood and why he was sent to a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeed in finding any trace of Moniek’s family? If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, you can contact him through his email address at michael@gene-genie.com To listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his video interview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website at ⁠www.gatheringthevoices.com⁠ Finding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. The sound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod. Continue Reading Finding Moniek’s Family – Michael explains how he tried to trace Moniek ‘s family 5/6

Moniek gives his reaction to Michael’s work.This is episode 6 of 6 of a mini series – Due to popular request we are releasing all six episodes.At a meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, organised by The Association of Jewish Refugees, he heard Michael Tobias OBE, who is a genealogist, offer to trace family members. He said sadly to Michael that he did not think that Michael could help him. Michael Tobias is an award-winning professional genealogist specialising in Jewish research worldwide. His particular expertise lies in Poland, the United Kingdom (especially Scotland) and the USA. He has over 30 years of genealogy experience including 25 years helping Holocaust survivors and their families, and utilising DNA analysis. Michael is a ‘detective’, his work is fascinating. Listen to the podcasts and hear about Michael’s work and about Moniek and his childhood and why he was sent to a concentration camp aged 15. Did Michael succeed in finding any trace of Moniek’s family? If you want to find out more about Michael’s work, you can contact him through his email address at michael@gene-genie.com To listen to Moniek Garber’s oral interview and watch his video interview, please go to the Gathering the Voices website at ⁠www.gatheringthevoices.com⁠ Finding Moniek’s Family is presented by Angela Shapiro. The sound, design and mixing is by Sam MacLeod. Continue Reading Finding Moniek’s Family – Moniek gives his reaction to Michael’s work. 6/6

Howard Singerman is the son of Susan Singerman, a survivor of Auschwitz concentration camp. Susan died in January 2011, but Howard keeps her memory alive by visiting schools and telling pupils about her experiences in the camps.

BBC Scotland has granted Gathering the Voices permission to re-publish the audio on our website and podcast channel. Continue Reading Howard Singerman speaks to BBC Radio Scotland on Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025.

Evelyn was born in Leipzig in 1933. Evelyn and her mother were deported to Poland in 1938 but managed to escape to Britain as her father had set up a factory. Her Polish grandparents did not survive.  The other grandparents lived in Berlin throughout the war.  Her father set up a furrier’s business in Glasgow. Evelyn worked in the business too then married and had children.  Continue Reading Evelyn Strang

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 after her father died, Dany had to stay in an orphanage and then a boarding school.She came to live in Motherwell, Scotland with her mother, stepfather and brother, and later met the love of her life, Isi, and had three children. Continue Reading Dany Metzstein (Danielle Kahn)