Haapalah / Aliyah Bet - Winton, Nicholas

Birth Name	Winton, Nicholas
Gender	male

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes
Birth	May 19, 1909			Event Note Nicholas Winton was born to German Jewish parents who immigrated to England at the turn of the century.
Occupation			Nicholas Winton was an English Stockbroker
Transport	December, 1938	Kindertransport Children’s Transport	Nicholas Winton happened to be in Prague	Event Note Rather than go on his ski vacation in Switzerland, Nicholas Winton travelled to Praha to help a frind involved in Jewish refugee work. He established an organization in Czechoslovakia to aid Jewish children. Nicholas Winton rescued 669 refugee children during the Holocaust. He placed advertisements and located families in England for the children, and managed to get several groups out. The last group he put on a plane ,without having received all the necessary papers in time. The group after that did not make it to safety.
Honor	2002		Nicholas Winton was knighted by Queen Elizabeth	Event Note Nicholas Winton has been honoured by the Czech government. He received an award from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown commemorating more than 20 British heroes of the Holocaust. Event Note On May 6, 2010, Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, Toronto, honored Sir Nicholas Winton with its Yakir Hakahal (Precious to the Community) award at a gala dinner.