Sir Nicholas Winton, the 98-year-old who saved hundreds of Jewish children from death in Nazi death camps, is to be released from a Prague hospital this week, according to Czech media. He was hospitalized as he was concluding a long film program honoring his rescue efforts.

The story of the British citizen's accomplishments was discovered recently when his wife came across letters he had written but had never mentioned. The Czech foreign ministry has backed a move to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.