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| Czechoslovakia: The Country Where Over 660 Children Were Saved by Nicholas Winton |
In case you haven't seen this wonderful documentary yet, I highly recommend that you see it (it's now available on Netflix and Amazon), especially if you like inspiring and uplifting movies.
"Nicky's Family" is a documentary by Natej Minac about Nicholas Winton, currently 104 years old, who saved the lives of over 660 Jewish children in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia by arranging to transport them from their country to loving homes in England.
This was an immense undertaking during that time, before there were computers and before the Internet.
He met with the parents, who made the tremendous sacrifice of giving up their children, realizing that, in all likelihood, they would never see them again. But these parents also knew that allowing Nicholas Winton to find their children new homes in England was the only way that their children would survive.
It's hard to imagine how devastatingly painful it must have been for the parents of these children to let them go--to say nothing of how frightening it had to be for these children to be transported by train to a country completely unknown to them.
These children, who now have grandchildren, would have certainly been killed in Nazi concentration camps during World War II if it were not for the dedicated work of Nicholas Winton, who worked against formidable odds to save their lives.
After the war, Mr. Winton (now Sir Winton) modestly kept quiet about his work--until his wife discovered the book that he kept with all of the names, pictures and records of the British adoptions for these children.
In 1988, he was honored on the BBC show, "That's Life," where he got to meet the people that he saved in the audience. This is one of many poignant moments in the film. And his modesty, so emblematic of people in the 1940s, is deeply moving and refreshing.
The documentary is narrated by Canadian journalist, Joe Schlesinger, who was also one of the children that was saved by Nicholas Winton.
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| A Child Today in the Czech Republic |
Not only do we hear the personal stories of their lives from these individuals who were saved, we also get to meet their children and grandchildren, many of whom, inspired by Winton, have gone on to do their own devoted work for children all around the world.
We hear the word "hero" a lot these days. Nicholas Winton is a hero in every sense of the word and deserves the recognition that he is finally getting after so many years.
This is a heart-warming true story that will lift your spirits.
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