Ike talks about his family and his B & B in Ullapool. We hear how grateful he is to May Wiles and learn what happened to his parents who were in hiding in Belgium INT: Right, so you had already had your family? IG: I had two children and I always joke with people they… Continue Reading Ike Gibson – Reflection On Life
Ike becomes an academic in bacterial and viral genetics and his eventual early retirement to Ullapool IG: Then I came out and for a little while had no job and then…. INT: How old were you at this time? IG: I must have been 20/21. INT: Yeah. IG: And then I finally got a job… Continue Reading Ike Gibson – Settling In
Ike relates his experiences as a King’s Scout and taking part in the Coronation celebrations. He describes his life during National Service. IG: I can remember the huge celebrations in the Main Street in St. Ives but beyond that nothing really. And then May absolutely wanted me to go on to the 6th Form and… Continue Reading Ike Gibson – Life After The War
Ike helps the war effort by raising pigs. INT: So you were telling me earlier about life during the war, about how May gave you a job? IG: Oh yeah with the pigs, the three pigs that we had in the sty across in the allotments. And that’s where she met Ted Gibson who used… Continue Reading Ike Gibson – Life During The War
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