Remembering Sir Nicholas Winton

Sir Nicholas Winton on his decision to save over 600 children

100 Days to Inspire Respect

Sir Nicholas Winton, responsible for organizing the Kindertransport that saved the lives of 669 Jewish children, passed away at the age of 106. Here is his message to the future.

  • Sir Nicholas Winton on his decision to save over 600 children

    Language: English

    100 Days to Inspire Respect

    Sir Nicholas Winton, responsible for organizing the Kindertransport that saved the lives of 669 Jewish children, passed away at the age of 106. Here is his message to the future.

  • Herbert Holden on Nicholas Winton

    Language: English

    Herbert Holden describes Nicholas Winton's lifesaving efforts to bring 669 Czech children to Britain during the Holocaust, and how he called up a television program to reveal himself as one of the children Winton saved.

  • Vera Gissing on the Kindertransport

    Language: English

    Vera Gissing remembers her parents decision to send her and her sister Eva on the Kindertransport from Czechoslovakia to England in May 1939. She also describes their farewell at the train station in Prague and the journey to England. Vera’s testimony is featured in Testimony – The Legacy of Schindler’s List and the USC Shoah Foundation.

  • Alice Masters on Sir Nicholas Winton

    Language: English

    Alice Masters recalls meeting Sir Nicholas for the first time in London at the 50th reunion of the Kindertransport children.

  • Susanne Pearson on Sir Nicholas Winton

    Language: English

    Susanne Pearson speaks about Sir Nicholas Winton's difficulties in transporting Jewish children to Britain before the war broke out.