![]() Īt school, he had become an outstanding fencer, fencing both foil and epee, and was selected for the British team in 1938. Through another socialist friend, Martin Blake, Winton became part of a left-wing circle opposed to appeasement and concerned about the dangers posed by the Nazis. Though a stockbroker, Winton was also "an ardent socialist who became close to Labour Party luminaries Aneurin Bevan, Jennie Lee and Tom Driberg". Returning to London, he became a broker at the London Stock Exchange. He also earned a banking qualification in France. In 1931, he moved to France and worked for the Banque Nationale de Crédit in Paris. He then went to Hamburg, where he worked at Behrens Bank, followed by Wasserman Bank in Berlin. He left without qualifications, attending night school while volunteering at the Midland Bank. ![]() In 1923, Winton entered Stowe School, which had just opened. They also converted to Christianity, and Winton was baptised. The family name was Wertheim, but they changed it to Winton in an effort at integration. His parents were German Jews who had moved to London two years earlier. His elder sister was Charlotte (1908–2001) and his younger brother was Robert (1914–2009). Winton was born on in Hampstead, London, to Jewish parents Rudolph Wertheim (1881–1937), a bank manager, and Barbara ( née Wertheimer, 1888–1978), as the middle-born of their three children. Winton died on 1 July 2015, at the age of 106. On 28 October 2014, he was awarded the highest honour of the Czech Republic, the Order of the White Lion (1st class), by Czech President Miloš Zeman. In 2003, Winton was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for "services to humanity, in saving Jewish Children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia". The British press celebrated him and dubbed him the "British Schindler". His humanitarian accomplishments remained unknown and unnoticed by the world for nearly 50 years until 1988 when he was invited to the BBC television programme That's Life!, where he was reunited with dozens of the children he had helped come to Britain and was introduced to many of their children and grandchildren. This operation was later known as the Czech Kindertransport (German for "children's transport"). On a brief visit to Czechoslovakia, he helped compile a list of children needing rescue and, returning to Britain, he worked to fulfill the legal requirements of bringing the children to Britain and finding homes and sponsors for them. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at the beginning of the 20th century, Winton assisted in the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II. For more info please visit For more of Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report coverage, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook here:įollow our host, Brian on Twitter at Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE ( né Wertheim – 1 July 2015) was a British stockbroker and humanitarian who helped to rescue Jewish children who were at risk of being murdered by Nazi Germany. Finalists' work in each category proceeds to Blue Ribbon Panels for selection of winners in prior to the Awards Ceremony. Viewing is restricted to competition judges and staff only. ![]() Entries are judged online by members of the Television Academy who are professionals working in each respective discipline. Winners are honored with a personalized trophy at the gala in Los Angeles, receive cash awards, industry recognition and the opportunity to network with top television executives. Each year, hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide submit entries in a variety of categories. The College Television Awards is a national competition recognizing excellence in college student-produced video, digital and film work. Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at: ![]() On hand to present awards to the winners were One Life to Live’s Corbin Bleu, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Rachel Bloom, American Horror Story’s Matt Bomer, Deadbeat’s Cat Deeley, Rush Hour’s Aimee Garcia, Grey’s Anatomy’s Jason George, Arrow’s Colton Haynes, Hollywood Game Night’s Jane Lynch, Underground’s Chris Meloni, Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte, The Mindy Project’s Adam Pally, Once Upon a Time’s Lana Parrilla, The Grinder’s Fred Savage, Status Update producer Adam Shankman, Billions’ Maggie Siff and Scandal’s Bellamy Young. There were over 70 student nominees at this year’s gala waiting to hear if their project was selected by the blue ribbon volunteer judges (members of the Television Academy). Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Brian Rodda were invited to cover the 37th College Television Awards hosted by the Television Academy Foundation at the Skirball Cultural Center recognizing excellence in student-produced video, digital and film work. Jason George at the 37th College Television Awards ![]()
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