This new thoroughfare honors Sir Nicholas Winton, a British humanitarian renowned for his efforts to rescue Jewish children from Nazi persecution during World War II.

Nicholas Winton Street, situated near Prague’s historic Bubny Station, pays homage to Winton, who facilitated the escape of approximately 670 children in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The opening ceremony was particularly poignant as some of the individuals he saved were present.

In the lead-up to World War II, Winton, then a stockbroker in London with progressive views, worked with refugee agencies in Prague to arrange the transportation of Jewish children from Central Europe to safety in the UK. He also raised funds and found foster families to care for the children once they arrived in Britain.

The placement of the new street was carefully considered, as Bubny Station was the site from which the Nazis deported 50,000 Jews from Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust.

Source: Prazsky Denik

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