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/JessieColt Feb 25 '25

There is a 10+ minute video on the BBC Archive.

https://www.bbc.com/videos/cz9987l2998o

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

There's also a movie called One Life starring Anthony Hopkins.

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u/FondleBuddies Feb 26 '25

Amazing movie