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/zephdt Feb 25 '25

I'm glad he died before he could see the world embracing nazism again.

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u/Free-Dust-2071 Feb 26 '25

I think this so often about so many people who've passed..

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u/quattroformaggixfour Feb 26 '25

God, my heart. I was already profoundly sad happy watching this, but this thought took me out. I’ve been thinking about how despicable and hateful the rise has been for everyone, I forgot how incredibly triggering this would be for those that endured it before and their descendants. Fuck.