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/Majouli Feb 26 '25

WTF, he was born in 1909 and died 2015?! 106 years old? It’s like god saw what he did and was like…hey mate, take another extra 20 years.

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u/shrumpdumpled Mar 01 '25

Imagine a life where you saw the Russian Revolution, the Berlin Wall come down and the best and worst of humanity in between.