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socialists2015-07-03 07:42 pm
tcpip) wrote in socialists2015-07-03 07:42 pm
Heroic Socialist Sir Nicholas Winton Dies
We bid fare well to one of the quiet heroes of the human species.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Winton
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sir-nicholas-winton-british-schind…
http://www.powerofgood.net/story.php
From Wikipedia:
Winton kept quiet about his humanitarian exploits for many years, until his wife Grete found a detailed scrapbook in their attic in 1988.[28] It contained lists of the children, including their parents' names and the names and addresses of the families that took them in. By sending letters to these addresses, 80 of "Winton's children" were found in Britain.[28]
The world found out about his work in 1988 during an episode of the BBC television programme That's Life![29] when he was invited as a member of the audience. At one point, Winton's scrapbook was shown and his achievements were explained. The host of the programme, Esther Rantzen, asked whether any in the audience owed their lives to Winton, and if so, to stand – more than two dozen people surrounding Winton rose and applauded.[30]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Winton
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sir-nicholas-winton-british-schind…
http://www.powerofgood.net/story.php
From Wikipedia:
Winton kept quiet about his humanitarian exploits for many years, until his wife Grete found a detailed scrapbook in their attic in 1988.[28] It contained lists of the children, including their parents' names and the names and addresses of the families that took them in. By sending letters to these addresses, 80 of "Winton's children" were found in Britain.[28]
The world found out about his work in 1988 during an episode of the BBC television programme That's Life![29] when he was invited as a member of the audience. At one point, Winton's scrapbook was shown and his achievements were explained. The host of the programme, Esther Rantzen, asked whether any in the audience owed their lives to Winton, and if so, to stand – more than two dozen people surrounding Winton rose and applauded.[30]