John Herbert Subak-Sharpe (1924- ) was Professor of Virology and Honorary Director of the Medical Research Council Virology Unit from 1968 to 1994. Born in Vienna, Subak-Sharp was brought to Britain by the Kindertransport mission in 1939 and was a farm pupil from 1939 to 1944, before serving in the Parachute Regiment. He graduated with… Continue Reading John Subak Sharpe – Life Before The War
Read the Transcript J.C: I was born in France in the town of Valenciennes on the 20th of March 1937 and my certificate of birth has me as Joseph Samuel Centnerszwer. INT: Thanks. You were obviously very young; are you able to tell us a little about your family life before you came to Britain?… Continue Reading Joe Cent – Life Before The War
Read the Transcript IM: Absolutely INT: Thanks IM: So, can we start with your arrival here in Scotland? Could you tell us please when and where you were born and did you have a different name at birth or was this always your name? IM: No. My name is Isi Israel Metzstein. People think Isi… Continue Reading Isi Metzstein – Life Before The War
INT: This is an interview with Mrs. Ingrid Wuga on Sunday the 29th of August 2010. So can you tell us when and where you were born? IW: I was born in Dortmund, Westphalia. The date of my birth is the 24th of June 1924 INT: And what was your name at birth? IW: Ingrid… Continue Reading Ingrid Wuga – Life Before The War
Ike tells us about his early life and his family INT: So the first thing we ask you is what was your name at birth? IG: Izak Goldberger. INT: OK. IG Spelled with a ‘z’ and an ‘ak’ INT: Oh, OK. And when was that? IG: 1934 INT: Where? IG: In Hamburg. INT: In Hamburg,… Continue Reading Ike Gibson – Life Before The War
H.W: My name at birth was Heinz Martin Wuga. I was born in Nürnberg, Germany on the 23rd of February 1924. INT: OK. When did you arrive in Scotland? H.W: I arrived in Scotland on the 5th of May 1939 INT: So what age were you then? H.W: Fifteen and a half INT: Yes. How… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Life Before The War
Halina describes her life in Poland and Russia during the war and how she eventually came to Scotland. Read the transcript INT: Could you tell us when and where you were born and what was your name at birth? HM: I was born in Warsaw and my name at birth was Halina Lewiner (L E… Continue Reading Halina Moss – Life Before The War
Read the Transcript NT: How did you come here? G.S: I came with a children’s transport which was arranged by the Quakers, the ‘Society of Friends’ INT: And where had you come from? G.S: I had come from Vienna INT: Why had your parents allowed you to come? G.S: Well, they could see no future… Continue Reading Gretl Shapiro – Life Before The War
Read the transcript: INT: And where were you born? What was the name of the place? G.T: Ostpreußen – East Prussia which is now Poland. After the Second World War it became Poland. The little place is called Gilgenburg G-I-L-G-E-N-B-U-R-G. INT: And do you have any idea how many people lived there? G.T: Not very… Continue Reading George Taylor – Life Before The War
Frieda talks about her family background and her early education. She mentions that she lost her immediate relatives as a result of the Nazi regime. INT: You’re unusual? FL: Unusual. INT: Do you think, do you think your complexion is so good because when you were a little girl you lived on a farm? Did… Continue Reading Frieda Laird – Life Before The War