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The boy they advertised in the Manchester Guardian

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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