Born in Prague, then in Czech, mainly Jewish, children saved by English stockbroker Nicholas Winton from the Nazis on the 'kinder transport'. He only discovered that he was one of the "Winton children" a few years ago after a relative saw his name on a television programme by Esther Rantzen. He has a clear memory of leaving Prague station at the age of six and not touching the food pack given to him by his mother for the next two days. But he had no idea who masterminded his escape. He has written and broadcast extensively on the subject, campaigning for Winton to be honoured. Winton was later knighted for his actions.
AlfredDubs, Baron Dubs of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth is a United Kingdom politician.
Dubs was Labour MP for Battersea South and later Battersea 1979 to 1987.
Born in Prague, then in Czechoslovakia, Dubs was one of 669 Czech, mainly Jewish, children saved by English stockbroker Nicholas Winton from the Nazis on the 'Kindertransport'.
These individuals, whom Lubrano dubs "Straddlers," often find that the values of the working class — such as the importance of hard work, loyalty to family and community, and a healthy respect for religion — are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values.
Award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano takes an incisive look at the estimated 65 million Americans who straddle the line between the middle-class communities in which they grew up and the upper-class corporate world they inhabit from nine to five.
Alfred Lubrano is a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and has been a commentator for National Public Radio since 1992.
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