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Susan Singerman – Reflection On Life

This section is written and read by Howard Singerman, Susan’s son. He explains, as Susan was unable to do in her final months, how she contributed so much to the continuing struggle against racism. Howard Singerman: When my mother, Susan Singerman, was interviewed for the Gathering the Voices Project in August, 2010, she was seriously… Continue Reading Susan Singerman – Reflection On Life

Susan Singerman – Integration

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… Continue Reading Susan Singerman – Integration

Susan Singerman – Settling In

Susan describes how she considered going to Palestine after the war but how, in the end, she came to Scotland and worked first as a trainee nurse. Int: You were going to explain how you came to Ayr. Susan: We were going to do this business of the false marriage. They sent away the Regiment;… Continue Reading Susan Singerman – Settling In

Susan Singerman – Immigration

Susan explains that she had some distant relatives in Scotland and that is why she went there after the war was over Int: When you came to Scotland, how old were you then? Susan: I think I was 19. Int : You were liberated by the Americans and somehow you ended up here in Scotland.… Continue Reading Susan Singerman – Immigration

Susan Singerman – Life During The War

Susan notes that Jews in Hungary were only rounded up in 1944. She speaks of her family and herself being transported to Auschwitz but explains how it was that she survived and the others died. She describes how she was chosen to be part of a work detail in Lippstadt in Germany and describes her… Continue Reading Susan Singerman – Life During The War

Susan Singerman – Life Before The War

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… Continue Reading Susan Singerman – Life Before The War

Links to Other Testimonies by Susan Singerman

Life Before The War
Life During The War
Immigration
Settling In
Integration
Reflection On Life
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