Josef Felder (24 August 1900 – 28 October 2000) was a German

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. He was one of the 94

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members of the Reichstag who voted against the

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. He was also the last to die of the 94 who voted against this act. He participated in the famous '' The Nazis: A Warning From History'' television series which was produced and broadcast by the BBC. His sections during the series included his experience as a prisoner of Nazi's political opponents in

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, where he himself was sent.

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