Gathering the Voices

Testimonies

Stories of Holocaust refugees who escaped Nazi persecution

Learn about their new lives in Scotland and the legacies they built.

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Hear Holocaust survivors, refugees and witnesses with a connection to Scotland tell their stories.

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The Holocaust Timeline

It contains a wealth of fascinating images and visual material that helps to bring to life the experiences of the people who came to Scotland to escape the Holocaust.

The Holocaust Timeline
Exhibition panel titled Refugee journeys, with a quotation from Leo Metzstein, a Polish passport belonging to Marion Camrass and Ingrid Wuga’s visa card, each with a plus-shaped hotspot button.

The Interactive Exhibition

The Gathering the Voices Exhibition is a dedicated resource designed to share powerful stories with communities and schools across Scotland and beyond.

By bringing these histories into a digital space, the exhibition provides an immersive way to explore the lives of those who escaped Nazi persecution.

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Bob’s Story title in handwriting on an open notebook, with three black and white photographs.

Bob’s Story – a Holocaust refugee story game

Bob’s Story is a point and click hidden object game which needs a keyboard and mouse. The game recounts the experience of Bob Kutner when he was a young boy living in Italy just before WW2, working alongside his brother who was a spy for the French Secret Service.

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Suzanne game title over a sketch of a palace in Budapest at night.

Suzanne – The Game

Suzanne is a light puzzle-platformer inspired by the true story of Suzanne Ullman’s experiences in Budapest during the Holocaust.

Incorporating her real-life spoken testimony, the game brings her story to life in a unique and innovative way.

Suzanne game
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Dany & Isi Metzstein – Video & Comic

Pupils at St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School, East Kilbride have produced two films and a comic.

The first film is about the architect Isi Metzstein’s journey to Scotland on the Kindertransport in 1939. The second film explains the learning journey that the pupils undertook.

The pupils then worked collaboratively with Magic Torch Comics to produce a comic about the lives of both Isi and his wife, Dany Metzstein. Dany also came to Scotland and was a refugee from the Holocaust.

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Marion’s Journey game scene with numbered bottles, a portrait and a cassette player, beside a Scottish Games Awards winner card.

Marion’s Journey

The exciting online experience follows the flight of Marion Camrass during the Second World War from occupied Poland, through Siberia, then Bukhara and finally to Glasgow where she settled, married and raised her family.

Marion’s Journey game
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Henry Wuga with school pupils from Shawlands Academy

Poppy Scotland Classroom Resources

In 2022 we partnered with Poppy Scotland to create classroom resources to share the remarkable stories of Holocaust refugees who fled Nazi Germany and made their home in Scotland.

Download the Kindertransport lessons and special intro pack

More from Gathering the Voices

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Watch the testimonies

The Gathering the Voices YouTube channel lets you watch and listen to all of our testimonies online.

Education

We provide educational materials to help teachers prepare sessions on the Holocaust and refugees.

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All donations help to maintain our website and exhibition and to fund future projects.