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/bluejegus Feb 25 '25

Idk if you're in America but if you are and are ever around New Orleans there is a magnificent WW2 museum that has a room which basically only plays videos of GIs and holocaust survivors telling their stories of liberating and being liberated from concentration camps.

I think it's the most I've ever cried in a public space. It was me, my wife, and several grandpa's just silently sobbing watching these videos.

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u/Kermit-Batman Feb 25 '25

And if ever you're in Germany, the camps are harrowing, but should be visited. It's hard to explain the silence that you feel at them, not even the birds speak.

We'd do well to remember them.