Halina remembers her early years teaching in various schools in Glasgow. Read the transcript: INT: And what did you study at university? HM: I did an ordinary degree, which is not brilliant in Physics and science in general, but Physics in particular, and Maths. INT: That sounds hard to me. And how were you able … Read more
Gretl says that she feels truly British and has many non-Jewish friends though she is, of course, proud to be Jewish herself Read the Transcript INT: She, as a Quaker, did she ever try and suggest that you should join her in her worship? G.S: Oh, no no no. I mean I used to go … Read more
George talks about the various jobs he had in Glasgow. Read the transcript: INT: So did anyone give you support? Did anyone help you to settle into Scotland? G.T: No, not really. INT: Anyone in the Jewish community? G.T: No. I did my own thing. G.T: When I started work my boss introduced me to … Read more
Bob explains how he met his wife, what kind of jobs he did as a civilian during the war and the restrictions which Jews and foreigners experienced at that time. INT1: How did you meet Barbara? BK: Well, I was acquainted by then with a guy called Sidney Shear He plays the piano at the, … Read more
Alice explains how she came to live in Glasgow. She then talks about her career in nursing. Finally she describes meeting her husband and tells the interviewer about her family. AM: Well I stayed there in domestic service for a while. In that… during that time the people my mother was working for in Northwood, … Read more
Here Marion describes her school career in Glasgow and the start of her medical studies at Glasgow University. She tells of her romance with another refugee from Germany, her marriage and her life as the young wife of a busy GP in the same city. Read the Transcript INT: What did you do after er … Read more