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World Service,04 Oct 2011,10 mins

The Battle of Cable Street

Witness History

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On 4 October 1936, fascists clashed with Jews, socialists and anarchists in London. It is often hailed as the day that fascism was defeated in Britain. Bill Fishman was a Jewish teenager from London's East End when he got caught up in the fighting. Photo: Getty Images. (This programme was first broadcast last year)

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