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 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 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 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
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
Sidney describes his love of Scotland and talks warmly about his family. INT: So tell me now do you think of yourself as Scottish through and through? SM: Oh yes, definitely, definitely. INT: And your attitude to Scotland? SM: I beg your pardon? INT: And how do you feel about Scotland? SM: What do I… Continue Reading Sidney Mayer – Reflection On Life
Sidney describes his family life and the tragic deaths of his two wives. INT: When did you get married Sidney? SM: I got married for the first time in 1952. INT: And where did you meet your partner? Where did you meet your partner? SM: Well, in cafes, you know. In those days we used… Continue Reading Sidney Mayer – Settling In
Sidney describes the kindness of his new family – the Goldwaters. He talks about his early working life and his views on the Nazis. INT: They were lucky. So tell me about Scotland. What were your first impressions when you arrived? SM: When I came to Glasgow? Well, I was never in a big city… Continue Reading Sidney Mayer – Immigration
In this section, Sidney describes how he arrived in England and explains why he came to Scotland. He talks about the fate of his family and mentions what happened to their property in Germany. And on Crystal Night in 1938, November, we had to leave. My father was arrested. He was taken to Dachau Concentration… Continue Reading Sidney Mayer – Life During The War
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… Continue Reading Sidney Mayer – Life Before The War