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Leo Metzstein – Reflection On Life

INT: If you look back now on your time in Scotland, what would you say are the high points in your life? LM: Well one of the highest points, definitely, about 30 odd years ago I used to go dancing, not dancing, I was no dancer, I liked traditional jazz and there was only one… Continue Reading Leo Metzstein – Reflection On Life

Leo Metzstein – Life During The War

INT: And how did you come? Was it a train and boat or…? LM: Well yes it was a very strange arrangement. I’d never been out of the street you might say and suddenly we’re told, I remember this my mother said “C’mon, we’re going” and I had a wee parcel or something and my… Continue Reading Leo Metzstein – Life During The War

Leo Metzstein – Life Before The War

INT: Today is the 26th of July 2013 and we’re here to interview Leo Metzstein. Leo, can I begin by asking you when you were born? Where were you born? And were you always called Leo Metzstein? LM: Yes I was born on the 27th of July 1932 in Berlin and I was always named… Continue Reading Leo Metzstein – Life Before The War


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