Film screening honors Holocaust hero
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Film screening honors Holocaust hero

July 31, 2015, 11:29 am Edit
Nicholas Winton holds a child he rescued. (Photos courtesy Chabad)
Nicholas Winton holds a child he rescued.
(Photos courtesy Chabad)

In commemoration of Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton’s death on July 1 at 106, Valley Chabad’s Eternal Flame program and the Bergen County YJCC will screen the documentary “Nicky’s Family” on Wednesday, August 12. The doors will open at the YJCC in Washington Township at 7 p.m., and the film will begin at 7:30.

Sir Nicolas Winton
Sir Nicolas Winton

The film tells the story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. The story of the rescue is known all over the world. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him and the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 583 recognizing his deed.

Registration is required. Call (201) 476-0157 or go to Eternalflame.org/events.

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