'British Schindler' Sir Nicholas Winton dies
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Seem a great shame not to acknowledge the passing of this wonderful man.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33350880
Sir Nicholas Winton, who organised the rescue of 669 children destined for Nazi concentration camps, has died aged 106.
Winton was working as a stock broker when he arranged trains to carry Jewish children from occupied Prague to Britain.
He Who Saves Just One Life....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nFuJAF5F0
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33350880
Sir Nicholas Winton, who organised the rescue of 669 children destined for Nazi concentration camps, has died aged 106.
Winton was working as a stock broker when he arranged trains to carry Jewish children from occupied Prague to Britain.
He Who Saves Just One Life....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nFuJAF5F0
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He was so modest about his work that he never even mentioned it to his wife. She found out about it herself in the 70s or 80s, then he told her the full story.
An absolute hero!.
Nicholas Winton: The man who saved children from Hitler, written by Canadian TV journalist Joe Schlesinger, one of 669 rescued Jewish children.
RIP Sir Nicholas.
A truly great man. I bow in humility to you Sir.
RIP
Thanks for posting that - what an incredible person and so modest about all he did. I'm glad his story came out and he was able to get public recognition for his work,
There is a documentary film about him
http://www.nickysfamily.com/
and a campaign to have him awarded a Nobel Peace Prize
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0aoifNziKQ contains an interview with him
A true hero.
Thanks for the documentary link 'skp'. Not seen it before. Will definitely be watching it this week.
O the programme, a lady sat beside Nicholas and at the appropriate moment, she was invited to speak to the elderly man next to her, the man who had saved her life. Then, Ransen invited all those rescued by Nicholas to stand up and all of the people in that section of the audience stood up. It was SO moving.
I did some more research a couple of years later and discovered a film maker had written the story of these children and their rescue and he'd made a film. Schools were invited to contact him and he would supply, free of charge, to any school which applied. When they arrived, I started to read the book. I couldn't put it down and had very little sleep because I wanted to finish it.
The government wouldn't allow the children to enter UK unless they had a sponsor, willing to pay £50. A tiny amount by today's standards, but at the time, my mum earned £25 PER YEAR as a nurse, Yes, her accommodation and food was paid for, but it was still a small amount.
A true hero, made more heroic by his silence.