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  1. Sir 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.

  2. Mar 15, 2024 · Anthony Hopkins plays Sir Nicholas Winton, who helped evacuate 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe.

  3. Jan 12, 2024 · Already dubbed “the British Schindler” for his role in the rescue of 669, mainly Jewish, children from Czechoslovakia in 1939, with this new film Nicholas Winton’s fame is firmly established.

  4. Jul 2, 2015 · Nicholas 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...

  5. Sir Nicholas Winton was known for organising the rescue of 669 Czech children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia during the 9 months before war broke out in 1939. He died on 1st July 2015 aged 106.

  6. Jul 2, 2015 · Sir Nicholas Winton was a 29-year-old stockbroker who in 1939 organized trains out of Prague to secure the safe passage of 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia to England at the dawn...

  7. Jul 2, 2015 · Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds from the Nazis, has died aged 106. He was working as a stockbroker when he arranged trains to carry Jewish children from occupied Prague and...