Jewish refugee meets granddaughter of Attlee – the ex-PM who saved him

Reunion of a Jewish refugee and the granddaughter of Clement Attlee, who gave Paul shelter in 1939

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Monday, November 26, 2018
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Government of the United Kingdom, Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cirencester, Clement Attlee, United Kingdom home front during World War II, Atlee
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  • Paul breathed deeply, as he read the size of the number and whispered: It brings it all back.
  • He had been a 10-year-old when he and his family fled Germany in 1939 only to be taken in secretly by Clement Attlee, who was then leader of the opposition.
  • To add to the piquancy of the occasion, he had just met Jo, Mr Attlees granddaughter - a union both described as an overwhelming experience.
  • Mr Willer, who lives in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, said he and Mrs Roundell Greene had hugged many times.
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