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/faunaVibrissae Feb 25 '25

Why is this my first time seeing this? Also none of the videos on this sub have ever brought this kind of emotion out of me. My God this was so tragic and beautiful.. I hope he lived out his final years happily. I truly do. The world is full of bad people who seemingly get louder every day. This man was not one of them. This man was and will always remain a real hero. I hope more people like him appear soon..

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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes Feb 25 '25

He did. He lived to be 106!

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

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u/k33l1998 Feb 26 '25

Well i did, actually. It was my dad.

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u/DionBlaster123 Feb 26 '25

Another fun fact about this guy, he apparently was an incredible fencer. He was actually going to compete at the 1940 Olympics, but obviously that became impossible.

This man lived an incredible life. He passed away like a decade ago too.