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Jon Kimche
Swiss journalist (1909-1994) · Switzerland · On the map · Journalists · Died at 84
Jon Kimche was a journalist and historian. A Swiss Jew, he arrived in England at the age of 12, becoming involved in the Independent Labour Party as a young man.
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In 1934-35, he worked with George Orwell in a Hampstead bookshop, Booklover's Corner, and later managed the ILP's bookshop at 35 Bride Street, near Ludgate Circus. As chair of the ILP Guild of Youth, he visited Barcelona in 1937, where he again met Orwell.
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