Ben Helfgott

Sir Benjamin Helfgott was a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, Olympian and champion weightlifter. He was one of two Jewish athletes known to have competed in the Olympics after surviving the Holocaust, along with Alfred Nakache, a French champion swimmer and water polo player. Helfgott and his sister Mala Tribich spent their adult lives promoting Holocaust education, meeting with national leaders in the UK to promote cultural integration and peace.