JOACHIM AUERBACH, aged 93
Fleeing the Nazis as a child, he made a life in Britain, but always worked to help other people in a similar situation to his younger self.
ILSE NATHAN, aged 98 and RUTH SIEGLER, aged 95
Very close sisters, many of their family died in the Holocaust. They survived a concentration camp and emigrated to the USA, where they told their story.
HUGH CALLAGHAN, aged 93
An Irish labourer living in Birmingham, he was accused of bombing two pubs. After cruel treatment, he spent years in prison until his innocence was proved.
THERESA STEWART, aged 90
An Oxford graduate, she became a pioneering Labour Councillor in Birmingham – the only woman to lead the council. She was Mayor of the city but was hated by the right-wing press.
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