Sir Benjamin "Ben" Helfgott MBE (22 November 1929 – 16 June 2023) was a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, Olympian and champion weightlifter.

[1] 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.

In the programme, Helfgott recalled how he had encountered Rinder's maternal grandfather, Moszek (Moses, Morris), in the Schlieben concentration camp.

[11][12] Helfgott was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours, for services to community relations.

[13] In 2012, at a Limmud convention in Nazareth Illit organized to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Munich massacre, Helfgott was awarded a prize by the mayor.

[1] In the 2018 Birthday Honours, Helfgott was appointed a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his contribution to services to Holocaust remembrance and education.