Nadja Salzmann
| Interview | Gabriele von Arnim |
| Interview language | German |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Year of migration | 1995 |
| Interview length | 01:43:45 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Nadja Salzmann, Birth and Family in Volgograd, Russia | ||||
| 2 | Migrating to Germany as a Jewish quota refugee | ||||
| 3 | Russia | ||||
| 3.1 | Unstable political situation and hatred against Jews in the 90ies | ||||
| 3.2 | Discrimination against Jewish names | ||||
| 3.3 | Arranged marriage and life in Moscow | ||||
| 3.4 | Structure of the household and adjustment | ||||
| 3.5 | Occupation and status symbol | ||||
| 3.6 | Kids and help by mother-in-law | ||||
| 3.7 | Agreement of parents-in-law to leave the country | ||||
| 3.8 | Grandfather's contact to the GDR | ||||
| 3.9 | The feeling of being worthy | ||||
| 3.10 | Occupational life in Russia | ||||
| 3.11 | Experiences in Tübingen | ||||
| 4 | Emigration | ||||
| 4.1 | Perceptions of emigration, rejection of parents-in-law | ||||
| 4.2 | Preparation of emigration and farewell celebration | ||||
| 4.3 | Preparing the children | ||||
| 4.4 | Father comes along | ||||
| 4.5 | Taking along 2000 books from Russia | ||||
| 4.6 | The last evening | ||||
| 4.7 | In the train, crossing borders | ||||
| 5 | Germany | ||||
| 5.1 | Arrival in Berlin | ||||
| 5.2 | Situation in Bad Pyrmont and son's fever | ||||
| 5.3 | Situation in Bad Nenndorf | ||||
| 5.4 | In the basement | ||||
| 5.5 | Getting bigger rooms | ||||
| 5.6 | Kitchen and food | ||||
| 5.7 | Xenophobic treatment | ||||
| 5.8 | Learning german | ||||
| 5.9 | Finding a flat | ||||
| 5.10 | School for kids | ||||
| 6 | Work | ||||
| 6.1 | Working as a guest student | ||||
| 6.2 | Exam and scholarship | ||||
| 6.3 | Support and solidarity at work | ||||
| 6.4 | The husband's work | ||||
| 6.5 | Main earner and related problems with husband | ||||
| 7 | Support by friends, divorce from husband | ||||
| 8 | Jewish community and solidarity | ||||
| 9 | Anti-semitism in Germany | ||||
| 10 | Refugee-politics in Germany | ||||
| 11 | Difficulties of migration | ||||
| 12 | The feeling of arrival | ||||
| 13 | Moments of collapsing | ||||
| 14 | No doubt about leaving Russia and sense of belonging | ||||
| 15 | Interest in history of migration | ||||
| 16 | Self-expression in Russian and German | ||||
| 17 | Language at home with the children | ||||
| 18 | Celebrating the day of arrival in Germany | ||||
| 19 | Future aims, Learning english | ||||
| 20 | Books | ||||
| 21 | Migrating to Germany, the right decision | ||||
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