immigration

Evelyn Strang – Immigration

Evelyn’s family fits into the Jewish community in Glasgow Read the Transcript INT: And did your parents mix with other Jewish people here? E.S: Yes. The first thing my mother did was to phone Rabbi Rubinstein. INT: That’s the Giffnock Synagogue, that’s right? E.S: At that time it was Clarkston. INT: Ah I see. E.S:… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Immigration

Eva Szirmai – Immigration

Eva explains that she eventually came to Glasgow because her Husband had been offered a job at Queens Park Synagogue. She describes the challenges she faced when trying to get a visa to leave Hungary. INT: So how did you end up in Britain then? E.S: How did we end up here? I got married… Continue Reading Eva Szirmai – Immigration

Dorrith M. Sim – Immigration

Dorrith describes coming to Scotland in 1939, settling in with a family in Edinburgh and being an evacuee in Innerleithen near Peebles. Read the Transcript. INT: And you came to Scotland when? D.S: I arrived in England on the 26th of July 1939. My parents had managed to get guardians for me and they met… Continue Reading Dorrith M. Sim – Immigration

Dorothea Brander – Immigration

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

Bob Kutner – Immigration

In this section Bob explains how he came to Scotland and what his initial experiences of life in Britain were. INT1: When did you arrive in Scotland and how old were you then? BK: As I said, I estimate I arrived in Scotland about forty nine. 1949. And how old was I? Well you again… Continue Reading Bob Kutner – Immigration