Helga Bejach

Helga Bejach was a little girl who was forced to leave Germany at the start of the Second World War.  Her mother had died sometime previously, so it was her father who made the difficult decision to send Helga and her sister, Irene, away, hopefully to keep them safe.  Helga’s

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Sir David Attenborough

Of course, everyone reading this post is likely to have heard of David Attenborough in one way or another – he is a hugely well known British naturalist and campaigner for protecting the environment. During the Second World War, Sir David’s parents cared for two Jewish refugee girls. One of

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