Jack Gerstle

Family left Germany in 1938 because of Nazi oppression and started a factory in Team Valley. Evacuated to Belgium after Kristallnacht. Lived in Gateshead - went to Kelvin Grove school. Impressions of Gateshead. Father's wartime produce - manicure sets, compacts, sponge baths, after war children's handbags. Father interned, moved to Manchester. German traditions language and cultural differences. Family lost in the holocaust. Left school at 14, had worked for pocket money before that. Wife lost parents in war.

Location: Gateshead, Team Valley
County: Germany, Tyne and Wear
AUD1991-21

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