Autobiographical interviews of Jews born in German speaking countries ("Yekkes") - 50/60 years after their immigration to Israel

Interviewee's non hebrewised name; his family attitude to Zionism; decision to emigrate and emigration; antisemitic experiences; interviewss's schools attended in Germany and in retrospect note with respect to percentage of Jewish pupils. Parents' origin; the special district populated by Jews in Vienna; language of father; vienise dialects; interviewee's interest in languages; Jews' capacity to be fully conversant with the German language. Decision to emigrate; fate of parents; Antisemitism in Austria and interviewee's antisemitic experiences in 1938. Father's fate, Interviewee's emigration and that of his brother; beginnings in Palestine; the kibbutz and the Betar movement: the differences. Arab and Jewish; interviewee's employment situation at the beginning in Palestine. About Catering concerns founded by European immigrants in Palestine; situation of interviewee and that of his brotherduring the initial period in Palestine. His study and grasp of the Hebrew language; his use of English; his military service with the British Army; his enthusiasm in skiing; his training for a technical career and use of it. Marriage and origin of his wife; his professional advancement and career; language situation at work, with family and among friends. His adopted daughter; stay in Sweden with the whole family; his study and grasp of swedish; the German accent in Hebrew and the influence of Hebrew among various German speaking immigrants in Israel. Fluency in German; vocaboulary ; problems with the use of German and Hebrew mainly in the framework of foreign languages and the role played by English in this connection. His language situation with special reference to German, English and Hebrew: reading and writing. His visit to Austria; the position of non Jewish Germans and the German language towards Palestine after WWII. The language used on trips abroad; his voluntary work, especially in Old Age Homes; Language in Old Age Homes; His membreship in German speaking lodge.Phenomenon of the continued vigorous activity of pensioners in Israel after his retirement. The extraordinary YEKKISH establishment and organization of Old Age Homes in Israel; situation of aged in Israel.