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/kingofthezootopia Feb 25 '25

This didn’t make me smile at all. In fact, it made me cry. 😭

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u/Rom_Tiddle Feb 25 '25

When they all stood up!

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u/LuxuryBeast Feb 25 '25

What we do not see in this clip is that they also asked that if there were any children or grandchildren of the ones Sir Winton saved, they were to stand up.
The rest of the audience in the studio stood up.