Translation from Germany to English below: A Child from Berlin Flies to New York Yesterday morning at 11.50, the American plane “Flagship Amsterdam” took off from Tempelhof on its first flight back to New York. Among the passengers was the well-known American journalist Louis P Lochner. This time he is bringing not only the most… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Newspaper Article
Evelyn was born in Leipzig in 1933. Evelyn and her mother were deported to Poland in 1938 but managed to escape to Britain as her father had set up a factory. Her Polish grandparents did not survive. The other grandparents lived in Berlin throughout the war. Her father set up a furrier’s business in Glasgow.… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Podcast
Read the Transcript E.S: Just that all the Scottish people were so wonderful. I couldn’t believe it. After having lived in Germany and being, you know, abused by the Germans, I couldn’t believe the people here were so nice. INT: And do you think they were particularly nice because they knew what you had gone… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Reflection On Life
Read the Transcript E.S: Yes. INT: What happened then? E.S: After the war I, my father had a factory. INT: He was a furrier did you say? E.S: Yes, yes. But I went to the Art School, I went to a dress making school but my father said ‘Come to the factory, what are you… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Settling In
Read the Transcript E.S: Yes. The first thing my mother did was to phone Rabbi Rubinstein. INT: That’s the Giffnock Synagogue, that’s right? E.S: At that time it was Clarkston. INT: Ah I see. E.S: And then he went to Giffnock. And became members of the Shul and made a lot of friends, all the… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Immigration
Read the Transcript E.S: Well we were arrested in 1938 and put on a train to we didn’t know where, but ended up in a forest. And it was obviously outside Poland and we were told to get off the train and start walking in the night, in the rain. And all of a sudden… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Life During The War
Evelyn Strang describes her family and her early life in Germany and Poland before 1938 INT: Today is the 9th of April 2012 and I’m here to interview Mrs Evelyn Strang. Could you tell me please when you were born, where and what was your name at birth? E.S: I was born in Leipzig in… Continue Reading Evelyn Strang – Life Before The War