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Profile: Ralph Miliband

Ralph Miliband - the father of the Labour politicians David and Miliband - came to the UK as a Jewish immigrant during the Second World War:

  • Born in Brussels in 1924 where his parents met after fleeing from Poland
  • Fled from Belgium to the UK with his father in 1940 to escape Nazi holocaust
  • Studied at London School of Economics, eventually gaining a PhD
  • Serves for three years in the Royal Navy
  • Published numerous books on Marxism and taught in Chicago, London and Leeds among others
  • Died in 1994 aged 70