Sir Nicholas Winton dead at 106

[RgrF]

First, I'd heard of him and that's a bit upsetting. People like this didn't get enough widespread public recognition, without Spielberg most of us wouldn't know who Schindler was either.

Brit who focused on saving children

[cbelt3]

:hail:

A person worth celebrating.

[pdq]

Thankfully, not all the good die young.

[artie67]

Thanks R. The story was familiar and here's a link to a recent documentary about his life.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5377060/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4

[Filliam H. Muffman]

One of quite a few that tried to save people. His story has been covered in the US.
60 Minutes: Sir Nicholas Winton "Saving the Children" [youtube.com]

[testcase]

I loved the part on the video, when the audience was asked to stand up if they were alive because of Nicholas Winton, everyone stood.

[anonymouse1]

I have a friend who was saved due to one of the Kindertransport--he lectures on reconciliation and forgiveness.

[ka jowct]

There was an article about him in the NY Times within the last year or so.

I knew about Schindler before the movie, because I had read the book. Seems to me the book did quite well, but I could be having a brain far+ about that. Another good book that generated a movie was "The Last Jews in Berlin". Jürgen Prochnow was in the movie, can't remember what it was called.

[Speedy]

A life well lived. RIP.

[Grateful11]

RIP Sir Winston

He actually died a year ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Winton