"An experimental analysis of the cognitive sequelae of violence-related trauma for children in 'especially diffiuclt circumstances' in South Africa, and the implications for the delivery of 'education for reconstruction.'" 99 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

The photograph album contains images from the Priory children's home in Selkirk, Scotland, for refugee children that arrived on a Kindertransport in 1939. Many of the photographs show Gunther Abrahamson, who lived in the home, and Netta Pringle, assistant matron in the Priory home, who took the majority of the pictures and assembled the album. In 1996 Netta gave the album to Gunther and he added some ...

Consists of a newspaper notice of the death of Mary Dorrit Krattner and a copy of the words spoken by priest Alistair Bate at Ms. Krattner's funeral in 2006. During the service, Bate described Ms. Krattner's experiences as a child in Vienna, her departure on a Kindertransport to Edinburgh in 1939, life with the McKinley family during the war, and her post-war life in Scotland.

Includes 13 revised papers originally presented at a conference held at the University of Edinburgh in Sept. 2003, with 1 new paper. xiv, 380 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Harold Levy was Inspector of Hebrew classes in London and the provinces for the Central Council of Jewish Religious Education.

Het 'Generaal-Maczek-monument' is opgericht ter nagedachtenis aan de Poolse generaal Stanisław Maczek. Maczek was tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog de bevelhebber van de 1e Poolse Pantserdivisie. Stanisław Maczek (geboren in 1892) diende vanaf 1918 tot en met 1945 in het Poolse leger. In september 1939 viel nazi-Duitsland Polen binnen en moest Maczek (destijds kolonel) de strijd aan gaan. Het Poolse leger ...

<div><div><div>Irena Hanna Wittek (1917-2005) was born in Vienna. She and her two brothers, Roman and Eugeniusz, grew up in Lwów, Poland (now L'viv, Ukraine). Their parents were Maurycy and Helena Roth. Maurycy was a lawyer from a modest family background in Eastern Galicia. The Reitmann family hired him as a tutor for their daughter Helena, who he married. Helena's family was part of the&nbsp;Jewish ...

Dr. Letitia Fairfield (1885-1978), born of Irish extraction received her medical education at Edinburgh and spent her working life in London, becoming the first woman senior medical officer to the London County Council.</p><p>She joined the LCC service in 1911 and in 1920 was sent on a mission to the West Indies- and in 1938 to Malta- to advise on how to deal with venereal diseases in women. In 1943 ...

The papers consist of 68 photographs relating to Janina Prot's family before, during, and after World War II and 6 photographs relating to Janina's maternal aunt, Jadwiga Deiches Beres, and her son, Krzysztof Beres. The collection also includes a Kennkarte, an Ausweis, a certificate, an Ausweis that belonged to Janina's cousin, a document cover and a praying card.

Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Paul Leverkuehn Jurist, Politiker Träger des Großen Verdienstkreuzes 31. Juli 1893 geboren in Lübeck Besuch des Gymnasiums Katherineum in Lübeck Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an den Universitäten Edinburgh, Freiburg, München, Berlin, Königsberg und Göttingen 1914 - 1918 Teilnahme am Ersten Weltkrieg 1915/1916 Teilnahme an der Expedition an der persisch-türkischen ...

The Jacobson family of Westmount, Quebec was composed of Percy Jacobson, his wife May, and four children; Edith (m. Low-Beer, d. 2007), Joseph (Joe) d. 1942, Janet (m. Smith), and Peter, d. 1937, of leukemia. Born in 1886, Percy Jacobson was a businessman dealing in office equipment, as well as a writer and a leader in the writers' association PEN (Poets, Essayists and Novelists). From 1939 to 1949 ...

Ernest Wachtel (1924-2016) was born on May 6, 1924 in Vienna, Austria to Sigmund (Shaye) and Sofie (Zusa, née Liss) Wachtel. His father, Sigmund Wachtel, was born in Galicia, Poland and settled in Vienna where he served as an officer in the German army during World War I. Sigmund purchased an apartment house in the third district and opened a retail store handling silk and lace in the second district. ...