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Sir Nicholas Winton has passed away at the age of 106.
Winton was nicknamed the “British Schindler” for his role in rescuing 669 Czechoslovakian children, mostly Jewish, by providing safe passage from Prague to London via Holland in the months leading up to the beginning of the Second World War. Winton also arranged for these children to have homes upon arriving in England. However, his work was unknown until nearly half a century after the fact.
In September 2014, Winton was profiled on 60 Minutes by the late Bob Simon. I haven’t been too crazy about a lot of the stories on 60 Minutes in recent years, but this one is important and I’m glad they told it.
I should note that Winton was a lifelong socialist. He was one of the good ones.
