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Robert Rinder fights back tears as he discusses grandfather's Holocaust survival


Robert Rinder appeared on ITV's This Morning alongside his mum Angela Cohen to discuss Holocaust Memorial Day and his grandfather's survival and move to England after the war

The GMB presenter and barrister joined the show to talk about this significant day, which honours the memory of Jews and others who suffered under Nazi persecution during the Holocaust. His mother, Angela Cohen, had been sharing her own father's experiences live in the studio with hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard when Rob joined the conversation remotely. Polish-born Morris was a starving slave labourer making tank shells for the German army before ending up in Theresienstadt – and had to lie about his age to escape to the UK.

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