Israel Matzav

Wednesday, July 01, 2015

A truly righteous gentile is gone

I have to wonder how many of you have heard the name Sir Nicolas Winton, and how many of you had heard it before today. Well, you should hear it....

Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children destined for Nazi camps, dies aged 106 http://t.co/11ROEdbZdJ pic.twitter.com/gqF62CU3BE
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 1, 2015

Winton arranged what is known as the Kindertransport.

Here's an amazing video of Winton being surprised by some of the children (now adults and many quite elderly) that he saved.

Let's go to the videotape.

May his memory be blessed.

Labels: Holocaust, Holocaust survivors, Nazis, righteous gentiles

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