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Sir Nicholas Winton dies aged 106 (the British Schindler)
The Telegraph ^
| 07-01-2015
| Anita Singh
Posted on 07/01/2015 9:10:04 AM PDT by NRx
Sir Nicholas Winton, who organised the rescue of Jewish children from the Holocaust in 1939, has died aged 106, his family said.
Winton earned himself the label "Britain's Schindler" for saving the lives of 669 children by sending them from Prague to London by train.
His son-in-law Stephen Watson said Sir Nicholas died peacefully in his sleep at Wexham Hospital in Slough.
Sir Nicholas rarely spoke of his achievements in the decades after the Second World War, believing his actions to be unremarkable. But he kept a scrapbook with details and photographs of the children he saved.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: austria; czechoslovakia; holocaust; kindertransport; nicholaswinton; nicholaswintonmbe; obituary; obituries; prague; sirnicholaswinton; theholocaust; unitedkingdom
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Memory eternal!
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:10:04 AM PDT
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NRx
To: NRx
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:11:02 AM PDT
by
NRx
(An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
To: NRx
One man made a difference.
669 children saved.
Multiples of that going into the second and third generations since then.
Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
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07/01/2015 9:14:17 AM PDT
by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: NRx
30 year-old saves 669 lives and then lives for 76 more years.
Remarkable.
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:17:14 AM PDT
by
FreeReign
To: FreeReign
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:21:09 AM PDT
by
Radagast the Fool
(At my signal, UNLEASH PALIN!!)
To: exit82
I can add nothing to your comment, except (perhaps) his life is proof against the old adage that “only the good die young”.
Well done, Sir; and may you R.I.P.
To: NRx
To: NRx
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:26:11 AM PDT
by
gattaca
(Republicans believe every day is July 4, democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan)
To: NRx
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:35:51 AM PDT
by
Buttons12
To: NRx
Died at 106?!
Guess it was going to happen...
Rest in Peace...
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:38:00 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: NRx
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posted on
07/01/2015 9:48:52 AM PDT
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Mercat
(Donate to Stop the HildeKraken PAC)
To: NRx
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07/01/2015 9:49:22 AM PDT
by
Girlene
To: NRx
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posted on
07/01/2015 10:03:26 AM PDT
by
umgud
(When under attack, victims want 2 things; God & a gun)
To: umgud
He was 106 and died quietly in his sleep. I doubt anyone is going to ask for an autopsy.
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posted on
07/01/2015 10:06:19 AM PDT
by
NRx
(An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
To: NRx
Requiescat in pace
Click The Pic
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posted on
07/01/2015 10:28:22 AM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: NRx
I think 60 minutes did a story on him. Remarkable!
To: NRx
106!! This is becoming more common in western countries, not just in places like Japan or the Himalayas.
To: NRx
The documentary ‘Nicky’s Family’ is available on NetFlix, DVD and streaming
To: exit82
His crown awaits. Blessed, indeed.
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07/01/2015 5:59:08 PM PDT
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Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: NRx
Hand salute. That was a life well lived.
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