Nicholas Winton
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| Nicholas Winton | |
 Sir Nicholas Winton in Prague in October 2007
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| Born | May 19, 1909  United Kingdom |
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| Occupation | Humanitarian |
Sir Nicholas George Winton, MBE (born 19 May 1909) is a Briton who organised the rescue of about 669 mostly Jewish Czech children from their doomed fate in the Nazi death camps before World War II in an operation known as the Czech Kindertransport.
Winton's family origins were Jewish, but his parents converted to Christianity and subsequently baptised and raised him as a Christian. Consequently, Nicholas Winton has never been designated a member of the Righteous Gentiles at Yad Vashem by Israel, not being a "Gentile". However, Winton is not perturbed by this situation and does not view his activities as anything extraordinary.[1] He kept his humanitarian exploits under wraps for many years until after his late wife Greta found a detailed scrapbook in the attic in 1998.[2]
Sir Nicholas was awarded a knighthood in the New Year's honours list published on 31 December 2002.[3][4]
Winton's work is the subject of two films by Czech filmmaker Matej Mináč: the drama All My Loved Ones (Vsichni moji blízcí) (1999)[5] in which Winton was played by Rupert Graves; and the documentary The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton (Síla lidskosti - Nicholas Winton) (2002), which won an Emmy Award.[6]
Winton was nominated by the Czech government for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Nicholas Winton
- ^ Film documents 'power of good'
- ^ Secret hero who saved Jewish children from the Nazis is lauded, 50 years on - Times Online
- ^ Gazette Website: PDF Navigator
- ^ Vsichni moji blízcí (1999)
- ^ Síla lidskosti - Nicholas Winton (2002)
- ^ BBC NEWS | UK | UK's 'Schindler' awaits Nobel vote
[edit] External links
- Sir Nicholas Winton, A Man Of Courage
- Nicholas Winton from the Jewish Virtual Library.
- Nicholas Winton, the Schindler of Britain
- Nicholas Winton: British savior from the Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.
- Nicholas Winton film wins Emmy Czech Radio interview
- List of International Emmy Awards Winners - documentary
- Jewish News about Nicholas Winton - The Power of Good
- The New York Times Review of All My Loved Ones
- The Power of Good - web
- Interview in BBC Breakfast with Frost
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| NAME | Winton, Nicholas |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Humanitarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1909-5-19 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United Kingdom |
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