Long-standing Mystery of Holocaust Escape Girls Finally Solved

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Long-standing Mystery of Holocaust Escape Girls Finally Solved
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The mystery of the identities of three Jewish girls in an iconic photograph taken at London's Liverpool Street station during the Holocaust has been solved after 84 years. Inge and Ruth Adamecz, who fled Nazi Germany, and Hanna Cohn, who arrived on the same train, were for decades unknown. Inge discovered the photo in a book and contacted the historian, leading to the revelation of their identities. Hanna's daughters later found the truth through a BBC audio series. The photographer's identity remains uncertain, but it is believed to be John F Stevenson, a Scottish freelance press photographer.

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