Goodwin family: papers

Goodwin family: papers 

Goodwin family: papers 

1 folder 

This collection contains a personal account of Gerald Goodwin (formerly Gerhard Guttmann) who was eight years old when his family fled Jewish persecution in Germany and emigrated to England in 1937. He describes his family's emigration, their lives as refugees and"enemy alien" in London, Bristol and Wales, the post-war years and relations with the Lazarus and Cohn families.

Personal account of Gerald Goodwin. Also included is some material relating to the Lazarus family, ancestors of the Guttmanns, such as a eulogy and memorial for Professor Leopold Cohn (died 1915), eulogy for Arthur Wolfgang Cohn (died 1920) and photographs mainly of the Lazarus family.