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Current AffairsExhibit on Sir Nicholas Winton’s children kicks off in London and Prague
Saturday saw the opening of an unusual exhibit held in both Prague and in
London, honoring Sir Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of nearly
700 Jewish children by train from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to London
in 1939. The exhibit, organized by director and photographer Jaroslav
Brabec and Olga Menzelová, wife of the well-known Czech director Jiří
Menzel, tells the stories of those who later came to be known Winton’s
children. In attendance were some of them, as well as Sir Nicholas himself,
who celebrated his 102nd birthday last week. Czech Radio correspondent Jan
Jůn, who attended the event in London, describes the mood. More
Current AffairsNew drama-doc on Nicholas Winton story premieres in Prague
A new drama-documentary premiered in Prague on Thursday evening about the
incredible story of Nicholas Winton. Called ‘Nicky’s Family’, the
film retells the story of the British man who saved hundreds of Jewish
children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1939. Winton was later
knighted for his efforts, and Sir Nicholas, now 101, was in Prague once
again to attend the premiere. More
SpecialCzechs saved by Nicholas Winton remember their journey 70 years on
The usual station announcements boom out of the loudspeakers at London’s
Liverpool Street Station on Friday but, if you listen hard enough, you can
hear some of the tens of extra policemen drafted on special duty, and the
hiss of a steam engine that’s just arrived at platform 10. The Winton
Train set out from Prague on September 1, transporting some of the Czech
and German Jewish children saved from the Holocaust by Sir Nicholas Winton
back along the route they traveled to safety in 1939. On Friday, the train
arrived in London, and was greeted by Sir Nicholas himself:
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