Norden Farm is set to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a screening of a true story which saw a Maidenhead resident save the lives of hundreds of Jewish children.
The late Sir Nicholas found homes and organised the safe passage of 669 children, most of whom were Jewish, from Nazi Germany occupied Czechoslovakia to the UK and other countries in 1939.
He did this through an operation known as Czech Kindertransport.
During the war, Sir Nicholas became an ambulance driver, before going on to join the RAF.
Following his retirement, the former stockbroker spent much of his time carrying out voluntary work, having been the president of the Maidenhead Mencap branch for more than 40 years.
He was also the co-founder and president of the Abbeyfield Maidenhead Society.
Sir Nicholas’ work went unnoticed for almost 50 years, until he was invited onto television programme That’s Life in 1988 and was reunited with several of the youngsters he had rescued.
He was knighted by the Queen in 2003 for ‘services to humanity, in saving Jewish children from Nazi Germany occupied Czechoslovakia’.
Sir Nicholas was also later award the Order of the White Lion (1st class), which is he highest honour of the Czech Republic.
In 2015, he passed away at the age of 106.
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Norden will be holding a screening of Nicky’s Family on Tuesday, January 27 from 10am at its Altwood Road arts venue.
This will be followed by a talk and Q&A session with his son Nick Winton, who is also a trustee of Norden Farm.
Nicky’s Family tells the true story of how Sir Nicholas was responsible for saving the lives of hundreds of Jewish children, prior to the outbreak of World War Two.
The screening will be attended by students from Cox Green School and Furze Platt Senior School.
The students will also participate in art workshops, featuring thoughtful discussions led by The Holocaust Museum.
Kayleigh Robinson, education manager at Norden Farm, said: “In these current times, it’s so important that the younger generation learn about the Holocaust and genocide and how we cannot let what happened then, happen now.
“We are privileged to have Nick Winton join us and tell us his experiences of his father.”
Members of the public are also welcome to attend the event.
There are a limited number of tickets available for the event, costing £10.50 and £9.50 with concessions.
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