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Mayer Hersh

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Nationality
  
UK

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Born
  
31 August 1926 (
1926-08-31
)
Sieradz, Poland

Known for
  
Auschwitz concentration camp survivor

Died
  
8 October 2016, Prestwich, United Kingdom

Jewish survivor mayer hersh testimony part 1


Mayer Hersh MBE (31 August 1926 – 8 October 2016) was a Polish Jew who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. Born in Sieradz to a family of six siblings, only Mayer and his brother Jakob survived. After World War II, Hersh lived in Manchester, England. He was awarded an MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to Holocaust education.

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Jewish survivor mayer hersh testimony part 2


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Mayer Hersh Wikipedia