Sonja talks about her family and the changes that she noticed once the Nazis came to power. She describes life in Germany before they became refugees. INT: Today is the 24th of July 2013 and I’m here to interview Sonja Hancox. Sonja, could you tell me first when and where you were born and what … Read more
INT: Today is 25th of November 2015, and I’m here to speak with Geraldine Shenkin, who is going to tell me a little about her mother, Mrs Marianne Grant. Geraldine describes her mother’s background in Czechoslovakia by reading from Marianne Grant’s autobiography. She goes on to talk about her mother’s great love for drawing and … Read more
Edith describes her family background and how she felt when her mother told her she was leaving Germany. She explains that she was too young to realise that her parents were not coming with her. She tells the interviewer about the Gestapo’s visit to her home. She then speaks about the fate of her Jewish … Read more
Walter speaks about his birth in 1933 and his family. He describes how his Mother missed out on being an Olympian because she was Jewish. INT: The date is the sixth of June 2014 we are talking to -WG: Walter Gumprich INT: And when were you born?WG: The 1st of March 1933 INT: And where … Read more
INT: Good morning Suzanne, today is the 31st may 2013 and we are here to interview Suzanne Ullmann, and generally what we do is we ask what your name is at birth and where you where born. SU : I was born in Budapest in 1935, 8th of December and my name….Hungarian name is Ullmann … Read more
In this very short section Susan Singerman tells of her birth in Hungary Int: Today is Saturday 14th August 2010 and I’m here to interview my mother-in-law Susan Singerman. When and where were you born and what was your name at birth? Susan: I was born in Western Hungary which was called Transnubia in a … Read more
Sidney describes his early life in Germany and the huge changes that occurred once the Nazis came to power. INT: Good morning. We’re here to interview Mr Sidney Mayer and today is the 10th of December 2013. Good morning Sidney. SM: Morning. INT: Could you tell us first please when you were born? SM: On … Read more
Learn about the experiences of Saskia Tepe’s mother, Brigitte Langer, who suffered the tribulations of war and its aftermath three times. Once under the Nazis as a Mischling, then under the Czechs as a Sudeten German, and finally as a refugee in a DP Camp in Germany. The aftermath of the war also affected the … Read more
Ruth was born in Leipzig on the 6th November 1915. Her maiden name was Frischer and her parents had a Kosher butcher shop. INT: Today is the 26th of March. INT: OK. Number one: life before the war. Can you tell us about your early life? For example what did you parents do? And how … Read more
INT: Right. Good morning. This is Friday the 21st of September and I’m here to interview Rosa Sacharin. Rosa would you like to start off by telling me when you were born, where you were born and your name at birth? RS: I was born in Berlin in Germany on the 23rd of March 1925. … Read more