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Jul 2015
26m 30s

Up All Night: Saved from the Nazis 09 Ju...

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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A letter from my parents before they were sent to the gas chambers. John Fielden was rescued from the Nazis. He's one of two survivors telling their stories.

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