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/TheShipEliza Feb 26 '25

Imo in a crisis like that you cant speak of it. You just have to do good. If you tell ppl you make the ppl you helped targets and point out a weakness in the plan of the oppressor. Just gotta do good and go on about your day. I think about this a lot as an american in 2025.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

I mean that they never spoke of it later, when it was safe