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The Story. In December 1938, Nicholas Winton, a 29-year-old London stockbroker, was about to leave for a skiing holiday in Switzerland, when he received a phone call from his friend Martin Blake asking him to cancel his holiday and immediately come to Prague: "I have a most interesting assignment and I need your help.
remarkable story of Nicolas Winton, a London stockbroker who devised an elaborate plan to rescue hundreds of children in Czechoslovakia from the invading Nazis. The motion picture, being produced by BBC Films, will feature Welsh-born Sir Anthony Hopkins, now 84, Oscar winner, star of Silence of the Lambs and The Remains of the Day, as Winton ...
Between March 13 and August 2, 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton organized eight transports (one airplane and seven trains) to take children from Prague to new homes in Great Britain, and kept silent about it until his wife discovered a scrapbook documenting his unique mission in 1988.
Apr 16, 2020 · Nicholas Winton was a young man in Europe who chose to save lives. His efforts saved the lives of many Jewish children. This surprising and touching recognit...
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The Power of Good. In 1939, Nicholas Winton personally saved the lives of 669 children. Most of them were Jewish — from Czechoslovakia, which was soon to be occupied by the Nazis. He brought them to Britain and kept it a secret for nearly 50 years.
The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton (Czech: Síla lidskosti: Nicholas Winton) is a 2002 documentary about Nicholas Winton, the man who organized the Kindertransport rescue mission of 669 children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War.
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May 28, 2009 · Documentation. One of the most astonishing details of Nicholas Winton's story is that, even after the war ended, he remained silent about his life-saving operation. Nearly fifty years later, Winton's wife Grete, found an old leather suitcase in the attic of their home.
