Tributes to inspirational Holocaust survivor Jack Aizenberg, who has died aged 96

Tributes are being paid to a Holocaust survivor after his death aged 96. Jack Aizenberg, who survived multiple Nazi labour and concentration camps, was a much-loved and hugely-respected father-of-two with three grandchildren.

An inspiration to all who heard him speak, Jack sadly passed away on Tuesday. His message was simple: That the horrors of the Holocaust should never be forgotten and the world should live in peace.

Jack, who lived in Whitefield, Bury, with his beloved wife, Rhona, was one of around 300 young Jewish orphans who were brought to Cumbria in 1945 - the 'Windermere Boys'. In a BBC documentary aired in 2010, he described his journey as 'like going from hell to paradise'.

In November, 1942, the Nazis entered Jack's home town of Staszow, Poland. At his father's suggestion, he went into hiding. His parents and younger brother, just nine years old, did not survive - their lives taken in a gas chamber.

"I went into hiding, otherwise I wouldn't be here. If I went with them, next day I would have been gone," Jack told the 2012 ITV series Strictly Kosher. "My brother was only nine years old...gassed. What had he done wrong? He was a Jew.

"I must say God was good to me. I have no argument with him. I consider myself a very rich man for what I have achieved, especially my grandchildren."

After being discovered in an attic, then 13-year-old Jack became a slave labourer in various factories, including one in the shadow of Colditz Castle making armaments. He also spent time at the Buchenwald and Terezin concentration camps.

As the Nazis faced defeat, Jack and 600 others were taken on a two-week, 100-mile death march to another concentration camp. Along the way, starving hungry, he recalled finding a solitary pea and