The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nicholas-winton/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nicholas Winton | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nicholas-winton/ 32 32 Holocaust survivors in UK worried about rising antisemitism in country since Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivors-in-uk-worried-about-rising-antisemitism-in-country-since-oct-7/ Sun, 03 Dec 2023 07:44:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3169220 Refugees brought to Britain during World War II say they never expected antisemitism to return as it has, with incidents now reaching all-time high

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]]> Anthony Hopkins to star in film on ‘British Schindler’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/anthony-hopkins-to-star-in-film-on-british-schindler/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:47:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3069566 Oscar-winning actor to portray stockbroker Sir Nicholas Winton, who helped save 669 Jewish children in Prague from the Nazis

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]]> Man who rescued 669 Czech children from Nazis is now the hero of a kids’ book https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-who-rescued-669-czech-children-from-nazis-is-now-the-hero-of-a-kids-book/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:42:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2574076 Nicholas Winton helped organize Kindertransports that carried young people to safety on the eve of war. 'Nicky & Vera,' by author and illustrator Peter Sis, now honors his legacy

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]]> Prague memorial to Jewish children who escaped Nazis vandalized https://www.timesofisrael.com/prague-memorial-to-jewish-children-who-escaped-nazis-vandalized/ Tue, 11 Jun 2019 06:56:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2092123 Farewell Memorial at central railway station removed from its frame and cracked, apparently by hammer blow

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]]> Children saved from Nazi camps unveil monument to parents https://www.timesofisrael.com/children-saved-from-nazi-camps-unveil-monument-to-parents/ Sun, 28 May 2017 00:08:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1628097 Group saved by Sir Nicholas Winton opens 'Farewell Memorial' replica of 1939 train door in Prague, with hands of infants on one side and those of parents on the other

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]]> Child of ‘Britain’s Schindler’ appeals for help for refugees https://www.timesofisrael.com/child-of-britains-schindler-appeals-for-help-for-refugees/ Sat, 29 Oct 2016 21:47:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1488222 Barbara Winton, daughter of man credited with saving over 600 Jewish children from Holocaust, urges UK to take in minors fleeing war and poverty

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]]> Boston teacher feted for averting Holocaust denial in classroom https://www.timesofisrael.com/boston-teacher-feted-for-averting-holocaust-denial-in-classroom/ Mon, 02 May 2016 08:01:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1385004 Citywide commemoration addresses remembrance in a post-survivor world and youth disbelief in the Nazi genocide

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]]> Postage stamp issued in honor of ‘British Schindler’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/postage-stamp-issued-in-honor-of-british-schindler/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:53:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1359075 Sir Nicholas Winton, who died earlier this year, helped rescue hundreds of children from Nazi-held Czechoslovakia

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]]> Royal Mail to issue stamp honoring ‘British Schindler’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/royal-mail-to-issue-stamp-honoring-british-schindler/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 03:11:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1312256 Sir Nicholas Winton, who died earlier this year, helped rescue hundreds of children from Nazi-held Czechoslovakia

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]]> ‘British Schindler’ Sir Nicholas Winton gets own stamp https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-schindler-sir-nicholas-winton-gets-own-stamp/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:53:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1239624 Holocaust hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to be honored in Britain

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]]> Royal Mail to honor ‘British Schindler’ with stamp http://www.jewishnews.co.uk/exclusive-royal-mail-will-produce-stamp-honouring-sir-nicholas-winton/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 20:04:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1238889 After 100,000 sign petition, Nicholas Winton to be featured in special edition if queen approves, says London Jewish News

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]]> Drive to immortalize ‘British Schindler’ on stamp gains steam https://www.timesofisrael.com/drive-to-immortalize-british-schindler-on-stamp-gains-steam/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:43:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1228621 Jewish groups back recognition for Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of European Jewish children from Nazis

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]]> Nicholas Winton’s children share their stories http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/13/world/europe/nicholas-winton-children-saved.html?src=twr&smid=tw-nytimes Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:52:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1214667 Some of the 669 children smuggled out of Prague on the eve of WWII recall the man who saved them, NY Times reports

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]]> Winton’s rescue of Jewish kids revealed after 50 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/wintons-rescue-of-jewish-children-revealed-after-50-years/ Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:46:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1208720 Decades after 'Britain's Schindler' saved hundreds during WW2, his wife revealed the story, allowing the rescued to thank him

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]]> ‘Britain’s Schindler’ Sir Nicholas Winton dies at 106 https://www.timesofisrael.com/britains-schindler-sir-nicholas-winton-dies-at-106/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:47:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1208000 As a young clerk in Nazi-occupied Prague, Winton saved more than 650 Jewish children from transportion to concentration camps

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