MG:I then went to London and wrote to London University, sat an entrance exam and got through and then I realised that my one thousand and something pounds was not going to stretch to take a degree so then I got a job in Bradford, again in textiles which wasn’t very much. Then I got … Read more
INT: Alright and when you arrived in Scotland, when did you come to Scotland? LL: I came INT: What age were you? LL: 26 INT: 26 years old? LL: Yes INT: Yes. How did you get to Scotland and why did you come here? LL: I was in London and I got married in Scotland … Read more
INT: And how was it that you then left? What happened after the four and a half years? LM: Ah what happened was they needed the house for some reason for WAAC’s, or RAAC’S or one of the women’s naval organisations and they found another place in Castle Douglas, Ernespie house, which was an old … Read more
INT: And then after the war, what happened after the war? Did you go on to university, did you get a job? PR: You had to do war work during the war. KR: Yes, I did some war work, now what was it, yes, because of my ability to speak German, the Ministry of Economic … Read more
JSS: When I got to Birmingham University, as I said, the first years had to be shared but I got lectures from a brilliant lecturer, a not very pleasant man, but a brilliant lecturer in genetics. And I decided when he asked me to go into the first year in genetics which would be the … Read more
Joe talks about his early life in Scotland and his mother’s desire ‘to blend in’. He also describes his education and varied career. INT: You wouldn’t have had any contact with other Jewish families would you? J.C: No, not much. No, no. INT: I see that’s very interesting. And then what happened? You were educated … Read more
This small section explains how Isi Metzstein’s mother was able to support him by working as a cook Read the Transcript INT: So how were you able to support yourself? IM: I wasn’t. I stayed at home with my mother INT: Right and she found work in Scotland? IM: Oh yes INT: When she came … Read more
INT: Alright. IW: ’41 yes INT: So you came to West Kilbride IW: West Kilbride INT: And you all lived there? IW: Yes well my parents had a job in one house and I was in another house and I was very kindly treated by a Mrs. Wright in a small place, not West Kilbride … Read more
Ike becomes an academic in bacterial and viral genetics and his eventual early retirement to Ullapool IG: Then I came out and for a little while had no job and then…. INT: How old were you at this time? IG: I must have been 20/21. INT: Yeah. IG: And then I finally got a job … Read more
In this section Henry explains how he trained as a chef and finally set up a successful catering business. He talks of the political, musical and other interests pursued by the Jewish refugee community in Glasgow. He describes how orthodox religious rules in Glasgow caused him some problems as a caterer. INT: Yes. So when … Read more