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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Casey Cooper-Fiske

Glass artist Peter Layton says it is ‘a total miracle’ his family escaped the Nazis

Peter is nicknamed ‘The Grandmaster of Glass’ - (PA Real Life/Alick Cotterill)

Glass artist Peter Layton has described his Austrian-Jewish family’s escape from Nazi persecution before the Second World War as a "total miracle".

The 89-year-old, a pivotal figure in the British studio glass movement, credits his parents, Edith and Freddy, with enabling his career by managing to flee to Bradford.

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