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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana">Solly Irving was born in Riky, Poland and was 9 years old when the war broke out. At 11 years old he was separated from his family and went through several labour camps, including Buchenwald. He was liberated from Trenstadt concentration</span> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana">camp.</span></p>
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