Martin Greenfield, an Auschwitz survivor who became a tailor for six U.S. presidents, Frank Sinatra and Leonardo DiCaprio, has died at age 95. The BBC tells the story of his remarkable life: Being taught to sew by a fellow prisoner, traveling to New York with just $10 in his pocket, and making Barack Obama's infamous tan suit.
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