R.I.P. Nicholas Winton

“Nicholas Winton in Prague” by cs:User:Li-sung

On the eve of WW2, Briton Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 children from Czechoslovakia. By his acts, the children, mostly Jewish, were saved from near-certain extermination in Nazi concentration camps.

The NYT has an incredibly moving obituary for Mr. Winton.

Some of the children Mr. Winton saved are still alive today. They and their descendants exceed 6,000.

Mr. Winton was a true hero. He continues to be an inspiration.

-KitJ