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Roman Halter
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<p>Roman Halter (7 July 1927 in <a href="/facts/Chodecz/uMANzyog">Chodecz</a> – 30 January 2012) was a Polish painter, sculptor, writer, architect and Holocaust survivor. He managed to escape from a cart while on a transport to <a href="/facts/Che%C5%82mno_extermination_camp/uGFqTJcf">Chełmno extermination camp</a>. His mother, sister and her family were murdered in Chełmno. After the war he moved to Britain and became an architect, establishing practices in London and Cambridge. In 2007 he published a biographical book, <i>Roman's Journey</i>. </p>