Nicholas Winton, to his credit, always rejected the British Schindler label. He recognised that, unlike Schindler who risked his life, he had carried out his mission from the safety of his Hampstead flat.
Man leaves fortune to French village that saved Jews in WWII
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Man leaves fortune to French village that saved Jews in WWII
Erich Schwam who died at the age of 90 left a “considerable sum” to Chambon-sur-Lignon, the only village in France to have received the honorary title ‘Righteous Among The Nations’ from the state of Israel
30 January 2021
A plaque in Chambon-sur-Lignon commemorating the town s efforts to shelter Jews from NazisBy Connexion journalist