r/MadeMeSmile • u/RoyalChris • Feb 25 '25

Wholesome Moments Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis and his efforts went unrecognised for 50 years. Then, in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he had rescued, who were now adults.

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u/Critical-Art-9277 Feb 25 '25

What a remarkable man he was. I saw a documentary about him and his colleagues,he was the organiser. how he got them transported to Britain and other countries 9 months before war broke out from Czechoslovakia. He knew like so many other people what their fate would be if the nazis invaded. He was so touching and heart wrenching. He died 10 years ago aged 106.

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u/Npr31 Feb 25 '25

Astonishing how long he went on for - he looks old in this video and it’s 36years old now

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u/coffee_and-cats Feb 25 '25

He was about 80yrs old in that TV show