[caption, as footage of Chaim 'Harry' Olmer and the actor who played him are shown looking over Lake Windermere] Chaim's name was officially corrected in 1946. Seven years later, he was reunited with his sister.
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Sala Feiermann left the UK and settled in America. She married and had two children. She died in 2005.
Reunited, Salek and Chiel Falinower went on to set up a successful business together on the south coast. Salek died in 2014.
In all, 732 child survivors of the Holocaust were brought to Windermere and other locations in the UK. Every year they and their families meet to celebrate their survival.
[caption, as footage of Sir Ben Helfgott and the actor who played him are shown looking over Lake Windermere] Ben captained the British weightlifting team at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. He was knighted in 2018.
[caption, as footage of Arek Hersh and the actor who played him are shown looking over Lake Windermere] After Windermere, Arek stayed in the north of England, building a family and a business. In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for services to Holocaust education.
[caption, as footage of Schmuel 'Sam' Laskier and the actor who played him are shown looking over Lake Windermere] Sam moved to Manchester where he raised a family and set up a menswear business.
[caption, as footage of Icek 'Ike' Alterman and the actor who played him are shown looking over Lake Windermere] Ike joined Sam in Manchester where he set up a jewellery company employing many people
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