Gathering The Voices

Testimonies of Holocaust survivors who settled in Scotland

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Explore the stories people have told of how they escaped Nazi persecution and reached Scotland

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Discover the journeys interviewees made and learn about the lives they made in Scotland.

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        The Gathering The Voices project has gathered and made available online oral and video testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe.

        Many made remarkable journeys to get to safety in Scotland. There is much for you to see and hear on this site.

        Listen to the voices of the survivors – their accents will tell you a lot about their journeys. There are Scottish accents, continental lilts and sometimes a mixture of both.

        All the interviewees spoke about the terrible events that brought them to Scotland.

        News from Gathering the Voices

        Jewish Museum Berlin

        The Anson family is pleased to report that memorabilia from Steven’s late father Martin Ansbacher (Anson) is now being featured in the just opened and remodeled Core Exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB). https://www.jmberlin.de/en/opening-new-core-exhibition Here are photographs of the exhibits featured, and an explanation of what is represented. The first photograph of the group below shows the family business in Leutershausen with anti-Jewish graffiti on it dated approx 1932 – the family moved to Landshut as a result shortly…

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        Food for Thought

        Queens Cross and Glasgow Caledonian University have joined up to host a new series of free talks where people can learn and debate with experts about important subjects in local community venues.

        Find out more by attending Food for thought, Thursday 27th February, Windsor Community Hall.

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        Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series

        Glasgow University has kindly agreed to link their website of Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series with the Gathering the Voices website. Every year these lectures are over-subscribed. The Holocaust Memorial Lecture Series was initiated in 2001 by Professor Bernard Wasserstein and Emeritus Professor Otto Hutter, and has since become a key fixture in the University’s event calendar, attended by a large and diverse audience. This project is sponsored by The Association of Jewish Refugees. This website can be found at: www.gla.ac.uk/events/holocaustmemorial. This year’s lecture will be…

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