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/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

A lot of people did things like this and never spoke of it to anyone, my great grandmother was one of them

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u/nun_the_wiser Feb 25 '25

my family too. They lived in an apartment complex and they had a whole system to keep people safe. There was one woman they couldn’t save, and my grandmother testified at the trial of the Nazi who killed her.

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u/Leading_Garage_6582 Feb 26 '25

Yeah, I don't think people understand how insane WW2 was. My Grandfather was a gunner on a Jeep in the European front, only thing he's ever said to me and my dad about it is "killing is not good"

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u/CelestialGlowXa Feb 26 '25

not gonna lie, this got me teary-eyed… true kindness never fades