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Jewish Care dinner guests moved to tears by client's story about his wife dying

'No one wanted to talk to an old man like me', 89-year-old said of life before charity took him on

June 12, 2018 11:55
Tony and Amelia Fisher
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An elderly Jewish Care client moved the charity's annual campaign dinner to tears, as he described how the charity supported him after he lost his wife.

In a pre-recorded film, introduced by host Kay Burley, Tony Fisher told the 1,000 guests at Monday's event how his wife Amelia, who "was everything to me", died and he grew lonely.

“I’m 89 years old and I live on my own in Mile End. We grew up round here," he told guests at Grosvenor House in Central London, which raised a record breaking £5.25million.

“It used to be such a big Jewish community. It was the happiest place to be and Amelia was the best part of it. We laughed together. We cried together. We just enjoyed it."

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