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Interview With My Father: Part Nine

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Interviewer: You wouldn’t necessarily have taken much notice that there was a [...]

Interview With My Father: Part Eight

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Interviewer: So why Australia then?
Dad: That we came? Because of the permits by [...]

Interview With My Father: Part Seven

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Interviewer: You were talking about the situation on board the boat.
Dad: That’s when I [...]

Interview With My Father: Part Six

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Interviewer: Talking about your childhood memories you were also talking about travelling around to relatives [...]

Interview With My Father: Part Five

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2, 3, 4
Interviewer: I hear stories of German Jews leaving the country with no money. Literally you leave, [...]

Interview With My Father: Part Four

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2, 3
Interviewer: I want to talk about how life was to change. Presumably you didn’t have much knowledge [...]

Interview With My Father: Part Three

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous installments: 1, 2
Interviewer: As I understand your father’s military career would affect his life later on.
Dad: Yes.
Interviewer: In what way?
Dad: [...]

Interview With My Father: Part Two

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Previous instalments: 1
Interviewer: I did want you to tell us what you know of your father’s military background. His experiences during [...]

Interview With My Father: Part One

A number of years ago, my father was interviewed for the Jewish Migrant Oral History Project. Thankfully, I have a copy of the interview, and I will be publishing excerpts from it in his memory.
Interviewer: John can we begin the interview by you telling us your full name and where and when you were born [...]