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Edward Abel Smith discusses the story of Nicholas Winton, who helped save hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis by transporting them to safety in Britain <\/p>

By Spencer Mizen\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 26 January 2024 at 07:13 AM<\/p>

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Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, a British stockbroker worked tirelessly to rescue hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia by transporting them to new lives in Britain. Nicholas Winton\u2019s life and achievements are the subject of a new film One Life<\/em>, and ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day, Edward Abel Smith joins Spencer Mizen to discuss his story.<\/p>\n\n

Edward Abel Smith is the author of The British Oskar Schindler: The Life and Work of Nicholas Winton<\/em> (Pen & Sword, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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