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Holocaust survivor urges people to ‘stand up against hatred and prejudice’

A Holocaust survivor who was rescued on the way to a concentration camp has warned people to “stand up against hatred and prejudice”.

Ivan Shaw BEM, now aged 84 and living in London, was just five when his Jewish parents were arrested by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp.

The youngster was himself being marched towards a train bound for when he was saved by his aunt in a daring rescue.

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