A heartbreaking story of Nazi-era heroism — but why did it take so long for it to get here?
In 'One Life,' Anthony Hopkins plays Nicholas Winton, sometimes misleadingly called 'The British Schindler'
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Fast Forward Czech Children Saved By ‘British Schindler’ Dedicate Prague Memorial
(JTA) — A group of children saved from the Nazis by Sir Nicholas Winton, known as the “British Schindler,” unveiled a monument in Prague to their parents. The monument, called the Farewell Memorial, is comprised of a replica of a train door from 1939, with the imprints of hands of children on one side, and…
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Culture Daughter of ‘British Schindler’ Recalls Dad’s Humanity
In 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton was a 29-year-old London stockbroker with a seemingly impossible plan. He was going to save hundreds of Czechoslovakian children from the Nazis — and he wasn’t going to get caught. Nine months later, more than 600 children had been transported to safety under the watch of the so-called “British Schindler.” It…
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Breaking News Commemorative Stamp Will Honor ‘British Schindler’ Nicholas Winton
Britain’s Royal Mail announced it will issue a commemorative stamp featuring Sir Nicholas Winton, known as the “British Schindler,” in March. It will be part of a set of six stamps honoring British humanitarians, the Jewish News website reported. Winton, who helped rescue 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, died July 1 at 106. An online…
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Culture Remembering Britain’s ‘Schindler,’ Nicholas Winton
Nicholas Winton, who has died at the age of 106, exemplifies the fact that to do good deeds, years of preparation are not necessary. Effective humanitarian action can be impromptu and seemingly random in origin. Born Nicholas Wertheimer in London in 1909 to German Jewish parents, Winton was a young stockbroker in 1938, planning his…
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Breaking News ‘British Schindler’ Nicholas Winton Dies at 106
Nicholas Winton died on Wednesday with his daughter Barbara and two grandchildren at his side, according to a statement from the Rotary Club of Maidenhead in southern England, of which he was a former president. Winton managed to bring 669 mostly Jewish children on eight trains to Britain through Germany in 1939 but the ninth…
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Breaking News ‘British Schindler’ Honored by Czechs at 105
(JTA) — A 105-year-old man known as the “British Oskar Schindler” — having saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis — received the Czech Republic’s highest honor Tuesday. Sir Nicholas Winton was flown on a Czech military plane to Prague, where Czech President Miloš Zeman awarded him the Order of the White Lion. Seven of…
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Breaking News ‘British Schindler’ Who Aided Kindertransport Wins Czech Highest Honor
A British man known as the British Oskar Schindler will receive the Czech Republic’s highest civilian honor. Sir Nicholas Winton, 105, saved 669 Czechoslovak children from the Nazis while serving as a British diplomat. The mission was known as the Czech Kindertransport. The saved children have more than 5,000 descendants. Winton is scheduled to receive…
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