Britain's Secret Schindler

[Fletcher]

I just watched a documentary with my grandad during dinner, and what a tale. This man Nicholas Winton in the run up to the German occupation of Austria and the Sudentland, realized that the Jewish families are in serious danger and made every effort to try and get them out.

Sadly, logistics and politics led him to problems, but he percevered and the Jeewish families said, "If you can't get us all out, at least get the kids out". And he did, he set up plane and train journeys from Prague to London.

He had a saying about it all "If it wasn't impossible, then there must be a way" I think it was.

Here is a link to the documentary:
http://www.five.tv/shows/britains-secret-schindler

This documentary was, touching and it took 50 years for him to even get recognized for his accomplishments, it was on a live TV show too. The children he saved was in the audience with him, then they revealed who he was. None of the families ever saw him at the time of the evacuations. They were all gasping and he just sat there teary eyed. Knighted in 2003.

What a man, fair play to him.

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