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Radio Manchester,4 mins
The boy they advertised in the Manchester Guardian
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In 1938, Jewish families were scrambling to get out Vienna. In desperation, children were advertised in the Manchester Guardian. One advert read: I seek a kind person who will educate my intelligent boy, 11, Viennese of good family - Borger. In 2021, Julian Borger discovered that his father, Robert, was the intelligent boy, aged eleven in the advert. Photo credit: John Murray Press / Julian Borger
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