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Library of Holocaust Testimonies Ser.: Nicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation : Save One Life, Save the World by Muriel Emanuel and Vera Gissing (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherVallentine Mitchell Publishers
ISBN-100853034257
ISBN-139780853034254
eBay Product ID (ePID)1907082
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation : Save One Life, Save the World
SubjectHolocaust, Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Jewish
Publication Year2001
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorMuriel Emanuel, Vera Gissing
Subject AreaHistory
SeriesLibrary of Holocaust Testimonies Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight14.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-051218
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal940.5318092
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisWhen Nicholas Winton met a friend in Prague in December 1938, he was shocked by the plight of thousands of refugees and Czech citizens desperate to flee from the advancing German army. A British organisation had been set up to help the adults, but who would save the children? Winton felt he could not walk away. He set up a makeshift office and in just three weeks interviewed thousands of distraught parents who had the courage to part with their children and send them alone to England. Armed with their details and photos, he returned to London to convince the Home Office of the urgency of the situation. He knew he was working against time. His supreme efforts resulted in eight trainloads bringing 669, mainly Jewish, children to London. For half a century these children, now dispersed and in their seventies, were unaware of the person to whom they owed their lives. To Winton, it was just a job. Even his wife knew nothing of what is undoubtedly his greatest achievement, until 1988, when clearing out the attic she came across documentation relating to the episode. From that moment, Winton's life was never the same again. Winton has been a remarkable humanitarian all his life. After the war, wishing to be involved with the rehabilitation of Europe's refugees, he worked for international organisations. He retired early, settled in Maidenhead and devoted himself to charitable works for which he was honoured with the MBE in 1983. Amongst other awards, he was granted the freedom of the City of Prague in 1991 and was awarded the Tomas Garrigue Masaryk Order by President Havel in a grand ceremony in Hradcany Castle in 1999. Nicolas Winton documentary (Power of Good) has won the 2002 International Emmy Award, in the category of TV documentary., On the eve of World War II, Nicholas Winton's supreme efforts resulted in eight trainloads bringing 669, mainly Jewish, Czech children to London. For half a century these children were unaware of the person to whom they owed their lives. In 2024, a new film of his life, One Life , was released in which Vera Gissing is played by Henrietta Garden.
LC Classification NumberDS135.E6W564 2001
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