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In 1939, Sir David Attenborough’s family took in two Jewish refugee sisters, Irene and Helga Bejach, who fled Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport and lived with them in Leicester for seven years. During their seven years with the Attenboroughs, Irene and Helga lived in Leicester alongside David, his brothers Richard and John, and their parents,Continue reading “The Attenboroughs: Quiet Heroism That Saved Lives”