Nicholas Winton street opens in Prague

Prague has a street named after Nicholas Winton. It is dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists, and was ceremonially opened by city representatives on Tuesday to honor Winton’s efforts during World War II, when the British stockbroker and humanitarian organized the rescue of nearly 700 children, mostly Jewish, from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. The opening date commemorated the start of the war and the last Winton train from Prague on September 1, 1939. This new street symbolizes both the tragic history of Jewish transports from the nearby Bubny station and and the heroism of Winton.