When we think about prominent historic figures, the first names that come to our minds are well known politicians, rulers or generals. However, there are thousands of anonymous heroes that will never get the recognition they deserve. Well, in case of Sir Nickolas Winton, this injustice has been undone.
Back in the 30s Sir Nickolas lived in England and was a stockbroker. In 1939, the World War 2 began, and Sir Nickolas learned about numerous victims of Holocaust. Stricken with the stories about the monstrosities that were taking place all over Europe, he decided that he had to help.
Sir Nickolas gave up his job and risked his life in successful attempts to save nearly 700 children (mostly Jewish) and provide them a chance for life in Britain. He figured out the whole escape plan and transferred for those kids from Czechoslovakia to Britain.
When the war ended, Sir Nickolas got back to his normal life, keeping his heroic past a secret. However, such a huge secret simply couldn’t stay hidden forever, especially from a wife!
Mrs. Winton accidentally found her husband’s notebook with all the names of the rescued children. She got in touch with a researcher specialized in Holocaust. The researcher, Elizabeth Maxwell looked carefully into the document and contacted all of the persons from the list in hope to get at least few responses.
She could not even imagine that over 200 people would respond to her letters!
The BBC TV program “That’s life” invited Sir Nickolas Winton along with all of the people he had saved. Flipping through his notebook, the host asked if there was anyone from the list of saved children present in the studio. When she got the response, Sir Nickolas Winton got overwhelmed with emotions and wasn’t able to stop his tears.
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