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Bookmark or Share- Nicholas Winton - WikipediaSir Nicholas George Winton MBE (né Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British stockbroker and humanitarian who helped to rescue Jewish children who were at risk of being murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.
- Nicholas Winton, Rescuer of 669 Children From Holocaust, Dies at 106Nicholas Winton, a Briton who said nothing for a half-century about his role in organizing the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, a righteous...
- Nicholas Winton and the Rescue of Children from Czechoslovakia, 1938 ...Key Facts. 1. Between March and August of 1939, Winton helped organize eight transports of children from Prague to London. The children he rescued were imperiled by Nazi Germany’s dismemberment of Czechoslovakia. Most of them were Jewish. 2. Working from London, Winton coordinated rescue efforts with refugee workers in Prague.
- In His Own Words: Rescuer Nicholas Winton | Holocaust EncyclopediaListen to Sir Nicholas Winton describe how he helped organize the rescue of hundreds of children from Czechoslovakia during the months leading up to World War II. Learn more about his experiences and about why he decided to become a rescuer. rescuers. children. United Kingdom. Czechoslovakia.
- Sir Nicholas WintonThis is the official website of Sir Nicholas Winton who was known for organising the rescue of 669 Czech children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia during the 9 months before world war 2 broke out in 1939.
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