Walter summarises his working life in Canada INT:So when you were in Canada and people said, “Who are you? Are you German, Scottish – what were you? W.G: They just assumed that I was Scottish. Well I got a job. I got a job within a couple of days, not doing what I wanted, but … Read more
In this section Susan talks of going to Glasgow University and becoming a languages teacher. She was encouraged to go to Garnethill Synagogue. Int : Did you decide after the year that you weren’t cut out to be a nurse? Susan: No, I had two small children. They were going to be in my care … Read more
Rita explains why she got a job in a bank despite her lack of knowledge of Scottish banking. She describes how she first met her dear husband through a Christian Youth Centre and their very romantic first encounter. She also explains how she finally discovered her mother’s fate. INT: So tell me about your education. … Read more
Renate talks about her career in nursing. She describes the coincidences that led to her meeting her first husband, Fred Goldschmidt. INT: And at the end of school you decided to become a nurse, am I right in saying? RM: Yes, well, my older brother, who had gone to University at a time when a lot of … Read more
INT: I’m asking about your social life when you were in London? LL: Yes, it was very pleasant. INT: Mainly Jewish? Or non-Jewish? LL: Mostly Jewish, there was the odd non-Jewish one. I wasn’t selective but it happened to be. INT: So what kind of things did you do? LL: We mainly went to each … Read more
INT: So when you were evacuated, did you all stay in a big school together or did you stay with people? KR: No, we were, my whole class were loaded into a lorry and … PR: You went by train and then lorry. KR: Pardon? PR: You went by train and then from the station, … Read more
Judith tells the interviewers that life improved for her and Harold. Her mother remained in Hungary and Harold helped support her there. INT: And did your mother stay in Hungary then for the rest of her life? JR: She stayed in Hungary for…But then things quickly became better. Harold had a better job and I … Read more
Joe tells the interviewer what he discovered about the rest of his parents’ family. He mentions continuing anti-Semitism in Europe. Then he describes his last, and favourite, career change. J.C: [Joe is asked about the fate of the rest of his family]. …because I found letters. I’ve got a lot of letters that I’m going … Read more
This section describes how Isi Metzstein chose to train as an architect and it goes on to give details of his architectural work and his teaching commitments. Isi talks of his pride in being Jewish but the importance of his secular oulook. He has never been thoroughly involved with Glasgow’s Jewish community. Read the Transcript … Read more
INT: So you were working during the war? IW: I was INT: You were more than a seamstress really; you were cutting patterns IW: Yes INT: You were learning to IW: No that was, that was for myself. No I was only a seamstress in the shop learning to do alterations to make things smaller … Read more