Saving the children from the Holocaust | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2014, 60 Minutes met Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker who in 1939 traveled to Czechoslovakia and saved 669 children from the Holocaust.
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Watching this man's story makes me realize the world idolizes the wrong people.
Like Who. Most Of These Ppl Is Left Behind FLOOSIES , 🤣❗
Yes you are right. No idea why idiots idolize the Kardashian’s/Jenner’s. Worst family ever
Yes, this is a man I would happily address as sir.
@@israelsmightykingdom7523 damn what a pathetic attempt to be funny. Grow tf up bruh 🤦🏻♂️
You are one of the more intelligent people out there then and the world needs you.
One of the children Nicholas saved was Leslie Brent. He went into medicine, and went on to become one of the world's top immunologists who pioneered organ transplants. Millions of people are alive today because of him.
Many of them were highly successful in their jobs. Doctors, architects, journalists, writers. He really did save so much for the whole world ❤️
prayers ops
“When you save one life, it is like you have saved an entire world”
Winton died 10 months after this aired. Props to 60 Minutes for doing the story on him while he was still around.
Bless his soul
Yeah ..ikr.
May his memory be a blessing
I’ve heard this story when he was in his 90’s. There are documentaries online about him and the Jew children he helped to place with British Families. R.I.P. in heaven Winton
"I worked on the model that nothing is impossible." Yes ... you did. RIP.
If a man like Dahmer can get a biopic of his disgusting story, this man deserves it a thousand times more. He lived a wealthy and secure life as a stock broker, he had no business in bureaucracy, but through sheer wit and will, he followed the kindness of his heart and realized a plan that helped save countless generations of families. And he saved all those lives without ever boasting about it. His story is fascinating considering all the obstacles that he faced and overcame along the way. He is someone that will surely inspire people to not only have the will power and dedication to realize your dreams, but to help those in need because you want to help, not because you yearn for recognition and validation.
They have one coming out in 2023 called One Life, they casted Anthony Hopkins as older winton
@@kbtracks5870 That’s awesome. This man is 1 in a billion… always tear up watching stories about him and his legacy.
Party hardy
There is a biofilm about him coming out this year called One Life. There are also a few documentaries about him. I would highly recommend Nicholas Winton: The Power of Good.
I get your point. Netflix is nothing but exploitation of serial killers and criminals
True hero’s don’t go looking for credit for their work. They just do it like Nick
What shock me some Nazis help jews escape woman and children and some men. They was saying we need to work. He reply you don't wanna work there trust me . Some Nazis wasn't down with Madman nut Job.
My exact sentiment. Too many today "need" the accolades, parades, television interviews wherever they can book them. I wish you and yours a wonderful healthy and happy life 😊
Sir Winton went about it the right way.
Agree 💯, these days, there are a lot who pose as heroes but have their smartphones ready too. 😅
I’m still horrified that there’s people who don’t believe it ever happened. Educate your children if the schools don’t. This man was a blessing to the children .
I am horrified with people believing abortion is women's health care and not the genocide of our most vulnerable of all human life.
@@seth1704 wow you managed to completely miss the point
@@seth1704 Something is seriously wrong with you.
@@Megan-tj9bu why would you say that, am I making an insensitive comparison? Would you not agree that an abortion should not be performed on a full term baby like it is allowed in most states?
@@ferrari2k not a lot of difference between partial birth abortion or a gas chamber, go watch an abortion procedure on a full term baby and tell me what you think about the hate I am spewing, I feel sorry for you.
Oh my god, the clip where all those children he saved stood up around him... These are the kinds of people we need to foster.
People like him are real leaders
Oh my heart.. a true treasure of a man. Thank you sir.. God bless 💙
God is Jesus' name and Father God's name.. it's not just any old word. He's a person a live loving great person!
The same way you saved the native American, an African, an palestinian, an German kids an are trying to "save" the Chinese an N Korean an Kazakhstan an Ukraine kids of the future. 🤣
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Imagine having to cope with the fact that while you saved almost 700 children single-handedly, you know another 200 we're on the train to safety and didn't make it plus the thousands that you couldn't get out of there and feeling like you should have done more. It must have been incredibly gratifying and at the same time haunting every time he thought about the ones he couldn't help. Terrible responsibility indeed.... what a great man.
And he shouldered the burden alone
And it's probably the reason he didn't talk about it for 50 years.. 😢
I thought the exact same thing. How much he must've thought about the ones who didn't make it, and their parents and family of course.
He who saves a life saves the world entire
God saved those ones!
he lived to be 106, literal proof that strong hearts live longer
The little ten-year-old girl with the narrow face at 1:38 - 1:40 is my aunt's best friend! The two met at Oxford. I've known this lady my whole life. One of the most loving, caring, most generous people you could ever meet. She got out of Czechoslovakia in 1938 thanks to Winton, and went on to be a teacher and have a family.
My grandmother had to flee her home in Paris, from where most of her extended family were brought to camps and murdered. She was taken in by a group of nuns where she took a role pretending to not be jewish. People who put their own safety on the line in the face of ruthless Nazis to protect these children are real heroes.
SHALOM MY FELLOW JEW JUST WANTED TO SAY GOD BLESS THOSE NUNS FOR SAVING YOUR GRANDMOTHERS LIFE!🤗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
I hope he has a tree on the Avenue of the Righteous and was recognized and awarded Righteous Among the Nations by the State of Israel.
@@normancarter5419unfortunately Nicholas Winton hasn’t been recognized as righteous among the nations by Yad Yashem. What is forgotten is that Nicholas Winton had Jewish ancestry as his parents were themselves Jewish. After they immigrated to England from Germany but shortly before Nick was born they then changed their last name to Winton and then converted to Christianity as a effort to assimilate. One of the criteria of Yad Yashem is that Jewish people who rescued other Jews aren’t recognized as righteous among the nations which is therefore the reason why Winton hasn’t been recognized by Yad Yashem.
@@jfournerat1274 That is a travesty.
He must have a very special place in heaven.❤ What an incredible human being.
indeed Sir Nicholas Winton earned his place among the righteous... the Lord has said "whoever you give help to the least of my people, you are doing it to Me"
Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy
I hope he has a tree on the Avenue of the Righteous and was recognized and awarded Righteous Among the Nations by the State of Israel.
Saint, Righteous among nations...
@@ccbarr58 Well he is Jewish but I bet he has some mention somewhere in Israel.
Just as your mind has accepted the grand feat of him saving all those kids, they tell you he has been helping the elderly and mentally handicapped. What a stellar human being he was. He was brilliant and humble and deserves the respect of the world.
We can all take a page from him. We should all do kind things, especially when no one is watching.
I I’m Czechoslovakia now Czech Republic. I read the book about him many years ago and I couldn’t stop crying 😢
I love your country I was there last year. I feel EXACTLY the same about this true gentleman. Greetings from Scotland 🏴
FDR said the U.S. was "unable" to help. Shame on him and shame on us.
The problem is we didn't have enough military presence in Europe at the time. Of course we could have tried something else but unlike today's military it took a while to build up just for the invasion. without Russia, America, Britain and Canada it would have gone on till total extermination. Nevermind how many young soldiers died to stop natzi Germany
UK tried so hard to convince the US to join the war effort. But in the end, what convinced the US to fight was Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor. In World War I, if German submarines hadn't attacked passenger and merchant ships bound to and from the US, the US would ALSO not have joined World War I. Basically, the US doesn't care unless they're directly affected.
The US didn't want to get involved in the war. The only reason they did was because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor but that happened years later at the end of the war.
I'm not defending Roosevelt or Congress at all with the horrible decisions the US made during WW2. We have to look deeper into what was happening in the US at the time. The US was obsessed with eugenics at the time and was deep in nationalism. Cries of America First and being against immigration were very strong from the late 1900s into WW2. Eugenics was a culture wave for white middle class and up Americans. This was when sterilization, placing people into institutions, and the "one drop" laws came into effect. An excellent book on Eugenics by Edwin Black called, War On The Weak is a great book to understand how the eugenics became such a rage, the effects on our culture, and who was affected. The Nazis actually toured the US with their eugenics campaign, went to a training camp in Virginia, and utilized what they learned to apply to their Great Solution.
How incredibly cruel!!!
wow. what a hero and so humble. he looks great for 105.
What a beautiful soul. The whole world turned their back on us but not every single person did. ♥️
Never turn your back on Jeffery Epsteins race
@@ShawnJonesHellion toss off
Amen
Well said!
May God watch over you and your family always. And May we never forget.
What a hero. GOD bless this man and his family...this makes me cry
Also makes me cry ,love hearing stories like this
@@aikegrace2558 me too
This make me believe in magic.
We all need a good cry to help us to grow more in compassion and love and never forget the sacrifices of others.
He deserves the Nobel peace prize, what a remarkable and courageous act. He put his own life to risk in many ways. I couldn't control my tears when all those children stood up around him.
But instead they give them to politicians
The fact that he just kept on helping even onto his death. What we aspire to be.
Now here's a person of history, who should have a statute erected in their honor, for the whole world to see.
Statue of Nicholas Winton in Prague.jpg
He is truly among the righteous.
Over 350,000 people viewed this amazing story and less than 10,000 liked it? Sir Winton you were the true definition of a hero! We definitely need more people like him in our world today
What an incredibly humble man. Without him, family lines would have been wiped out. We should all strive to be more like Sir Nicholas Winton. Even in small ways. What an incredible human.
We don’t have to save a thousand people, but we can make the life of one person better. As the ending of Schindler’s list said “he who saves one life saves the world entire.” Someone looks like they’re having a bad day? Ask them about it. Someone fell off a bike, help them up and ask if they are okay. You buy a coffee and the barista seems upset, wish them a good day. It ain’t hard to be good, it’s easy to not care, just care.
The very definition of a hero. My sincerest respect to Sir Winton.
I was crying the whole 15 minutes
I thought I'm the only one that bawling
Same😭 I saw his story first in a shorts video. I instantly cried as soon the people behind him stood up. Then I just had to find out more about this amazing man! 😍😭
Same here 😥😢
50 year old man here and Same 😢
Shame on the US for not taking these children. We had an opportunity to help so many and failed.
Question is-why
The United States was disgustingly Anti Semitic at this point. It was actually post world war 2 and the revelations of the Holocaust that pushed the nation out of the worst of it.
The 30s was full of missed opportunities to prevent the misery of WWII. But someone else will do it is endemic to the human condition.
United States has become a separatist nation after WWI and people of all backgrounds were part of it. Fear the Germans would invade America and other fears along with anti semitism. Jews from other nations were deported within moments of arrival to America. Wealthy Jews started to pay off immigration officials for family members and ones not related.
To be specific. it was FDR leading that effort to take as few Jews as possible
What a real hero Nicholas Winton was to help save as many children, chiefly Jewish children, from being murdered by the SS death squads. He risked his own life doing so. God bless him.
Save them for his son Jeffery Epstein to sell
A true hero and he never said a word about it until his wife found some old documents and pictures I believe an inspirational person ❤
@@ShawnJonesHellion No one is impressed by your tired anti-Semitic posts. You see, Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes had absolutely nothing to do with anyone’s identity as a Jew whereas the Nazi’s crimes had absolutely everything to do with it.
@@ShawnJonesHellion Did you forget your medication?
@@ShawnJonesHellion You need intensive psychiatric treatment.
A true hero. He didn’t say anything because his heart is heavy for the ones he couldn’t help, I bet. I know it would feel like a failure to me. People like him are what gives me hope.
He was hero who save lives of children from horrible events and never forget
Your lord n savior Jeffery Epstein?
And here we are in the US, going at each other’s throats because of politics, forgetting that there are people in the world who are just happy to be alive!!!!
Ask the question to an indigenous American indian .
@@stevegordon9997 Couldn't find one lol.
@@stevegordon9997 what question?
US citizens lost touch with reality. We have it so good for so long. Some forgets to appreciate what we got.
@@stephenc2481 The problem isn't what we have but what we lost. We lost our democracy to corporations. We lost a full economy to a consumer economy. We lost the American dream. This isn't the same country as 50 yrs ago. Which is a mixed bag because while a lot of people had it good back then a lot had it bad. But instead of raising all boats we sank boats across the board.
Nicholas has a humanitarian 'spirit' even tried to go through the unexpected to normalize the children's stay by documentations.
He is a great human being. Thank God for his humble, willing soul.
Heartbreaking that the U.S. did not step up. Shame shame. I am proud of the heroes that did.
FDR, typical American democrat... all talk no action.
@@cubswin101 Yeah, because the philosophy of America First would have stepped up. LOL. You are one dumber individual.
@@piteusx8440 Keep drinking the CNN Kool-aid you Naive liberal troll. Also you mom needs you to look again today for a job, she is tired of you living in her basement. You embarrass her, both with your ignorance and your lack of work ethic.
Heartbreaking, but not surprising. Pos!
The UK government drug heels until he forged the travel papers. All governments at the time tried to pretend it wasn’t their problem. Sound familiar?
My question is, why has he not received a Noble Prize? If the Queen of England was able to recognize him with one of the country's highest honors, it seems the Nobel Prize is missing in action. This is a sad statement on humanity when we reward the creation of a bomb over the efforts to save lives.
Good question.
True. Humanity is greater than anything the Nazis raised for war
Because what he did doesn't fall into the categories of Nobel prizes given. Though I'm sure there are plenty of other honors that could be bestowed upon him. I feel like it wouldn't bother him one way or the other. Well, wouldn't have while he was still here... sadly he's gone, now.
@@EricaGamet You apparently know little about the Nobel Prize. Have you ever heard of Desmond Tutu? You might check out why he received a Noble Prize. Ignorance can be bliss.
@@cliff32cr Of course I know of Desmond Tutu... we studied him in school when he was awarded the prize in the mid-80s. I actually know a fair amount about the Nobel prize... and have visited the Nobel Institute in Stockholm as well as the Nobel Peace Institute in Oslo several times. What I meant was that, although this man did amazing things and deserves all the praise and accolades, his accomplishments don't fall under the criteria of any of the Nobel prizes. I will assume that the OP of this comment meant he should have received the Nobel Prize for Peace... but the criteria for that are as follows: The prize should go to the person "who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses." This man was a great humanitarian, but would not have been a candidate for any Nobel. But as a flippant commenter on KZhead once said, "Ignorance can be bliss."
“It worked, that’s the main thing” absolute legend
I learn so many things from you tube that most likely otherwise will never have What an incredible story
My family was murdered in the Shoah. I feel like I was robbed that I didn’t get to know them, and that I didn’t get to make memories with them. My Abramofsky and Udalevich family you will never be forgotten.
So sorry for your loss❤️
If only we had more people like this man what a world this would be. Thank you sir Nicholas Winton.
I’m so proud to share the same first name as this hero. He has elevated our namesake to the highest of heights!
Something to live up to.
“Guy takes a 2 week vacation and ends up with fifteen thousand children.” 😂
What a vacation lol
The humility of this great man is breathtaking. I actually think we focus too little on people like him from the past. We should have videos made if various people being decent, brave, respectful, humble and honest and show it at schools every week for their entire school career. Perhaps we can make up for what the parents have no clue or interest in teaching to their children.
I hope I can be a great man like him someday.
This man was a hero. So glad they were able to do this story and interview him before he passed.
What a quote: “I go by the motto, if something’s not impossible, there must be a way of doing it.”
What a humble, pure and lovely man. What a story. Tearing up. Today in the World we are facing something we have not seen the likes of....I hope there are many more Nicholas Winton's out there, because if there are, we will make it
🤞🙏
True.
What a wonderful man. There’s a special place in heaven for him. He’s an angel
This Man is a Hero by any means of the word
I cried the whole time I watched this. What a kind, selfless man. I wish I could have met him.
From the moment the children in the audience around him stood up until the end I cried. This is too beautiful! A true hero. He performed the greatest of deeds! He saved so many lives and even then so many more! Requiescas In Pacem (R.I.P./May You Rest In Peace) Sir Nick!
RIP SIR NICHOLAS WINTON . He was truly a godsend.
I cry every time I watch this segment of Sir Nicholas Winton
I have cried and cried like a baby. First because of such acts of humanity expressed by this guy. Second, Jews have gone through too much form the past and the present day. How I wish the future would be better for them. Lastly, it feels good loving someone without even thinking about your life to that point... I am not Jewish but we all owe Sir Nicholas a debt because our brothers and sisters survived and now have a future and hope.
“The guy takes a two week vacation, and ends up with 15,000 children” ……………. Incredible !!! 😊😊😊
What a wonderful man and a beautiful story in a time of darkness and ugliness. We need more people like him. That poor man who lost his parents... heartbreaking.
He saved generations by saving those kids.
i am very choked up watching this story. what a great humanitarian. so many thousands of people owe everything to mr.winton. the humility that this man carried all of those years is a great lesson to the human race.
A true inspiration to humanity
Hugo broke my heart. To live knowing your parents knew they wouldn’t make it is earth shattering.
Saint Nicholas is the patron Saint of children. This hero has the most fitting name.
I was one of the singers in the childrens choir at Sir Nicholas Winton's memorial service in London in 2016 (the performance can easily be found on KZhead). As a Jew and as a Brit, it was undoubtedly one of the most incredible and moving things I've taken done in my life. I was 13 years old.
Can you imagine if the world was full of people like him ❤️
There are so many true heroes in this world that go unnoticed…Thanks to all of them!
What a great man blessed with long life and helping all along his life ! Great story
105 years old and still happily living at home, sound of body and mind, and independent. If anyone deserved a long, happy, healthy life, it was this man. We should all hope to be even 1% the man that he was.
I cannot stop crying. This is a remarkable story. One man made it possible for thousands of people to exist. How wonderful.
The bewilderment on his face when all these people stood up around him gets me every time. It's people like sir Nicholas Winton that restore my faith in humanity.
What a treasure! The impression he left on the lives of those children are forever immortalized.
Not just impression. Generations will live…because of his actions.
I have watched this multiple times and it never ceases to amaze me how one man was able to save so many kids in the middle of utter chaos and death. A life well lived
I didn't know about the last train that couldn't get out. How tragic. And that man talking about saying goodbye to his parents... It's unimaginable. Beyond sad.
What an incredible stud of a man. They don't make em like they used to.
People like him still exist and they are rarely seen. They do things like that because it is the right thing to do. they are not interested in fame so they do not brag and they don't think that what they did was a big deal. You could know one those people for years and you might hear about their deeds in their funerals.
This gentleman's selfless, brave actions are worthy of our attention and admiration. We should all aspire to be like this. The celebrities who are idolized now are sickening and disgusting for the most part, with absolutely nothing to recommend them.
❤️😍 this is to sweet. What a wonderful man he is. When I first started working as a CNA I took care of a man that had been in the Holocaust in a concentration camp. And he never spoke much to anyone there, he didn't like to have many people help and he only wanted a few select ppl to be the ones to take care of him I had gained his trust and became one of the select few. When he sat on his death bed I sat for hrs after my shift with him while he slowely passed away. I couldn't leave that man alone to die he had lost all his family in the conservation camp and never got married and had children. I sat watched him close his eyes for the last time, take his last breathe and say his last words. This was over 15 yrs ago now his emmeory lives inside of me and I admire that man. I cldnt imagine what he went though in his life but glad I cld be there for the end of it to let him know that he wasn't alone and someone cared about him. I'm all chocked up thinking about it. The pain n hard hip some ppl go through in their life time is so sad love ur life everyone cuz ur not promised tm
Especially unnecessary pain. I’m glad you were with him in his last moments.
What really breaks my heart about his story is his expression talking about the kids he could not save. You can say he really wishes he could do even more
beautiful! surely one of the most important stories to be shared in my lifetime
God Bless Him for saving the children's, 105 years old .
So if you're going to take on an impossible mission you need a very special person. This gentleman was a smooth operator. Blackmail, bribes, forgery. Yeah its about the children so whatever it takes.. What an incredible man. Rest well Sir. You earned it.
Imagine what this world would be with a few more people like him. Incredible human being.
This segment is so inspirational and heartbreaking at the same time. We need more people in the world like this man. SO happy for the people he saved.
He lived long enough to tell his story, what an amazing man. He should be included in all Future history books
He deserved living for over 100 years.
Amazing story .such modesty and compassion. Someone who made an enormous difference to so many.
what an amazing, incredible soul. how many could have been saved if there were more like him.
So humble and so witty too. Hes close to perfection. ❤
My grandparents left Czechoslovakia as soon as things started to go bad. My grandmother knew they needed to leave. Some family stayed behind and were murdered in Sobibor. I knew about Winton...he saved many and they lived on and had family...we Jews are a resilient and strong bunch. La Chaim!
I am sorry for what happened to your family and millions of other innocent people during the Holocaust. I know well about the Sobibor extermination camp and I also know that many Czechoslovakian Jews including many Czech Jews were killed in Sobibor along with Jewish people from many other countries such as Poland, Austria, Germany, France, and the Netherlands so when I found out that your relatives who remained in Czechia were killed in Sobibor I wasn’t surprised. I don’t like how this video said that all Czech Jews from Threnistad who were killed were killed in Auschwitz as while many of them were killed in Auschwitz not all of them were as many other Czech Jews from Threnistad were killed in places such as Chelmo, Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka. May the millions of innocent Jewish people who were killed in the Holocaust including your relatives who remained behind in Czechoslovakia rest in peace.
Without fanfare, applause or recognition, he help strangers. Do better people, do better.
One of those children grew up in England and married my cousin. After the war he went back to Czechoslovakia only to find that every single one of his extended family had been killed by the Nazis.
😢
The pain in this man’s eyes about his parents… I felt it. His parents did what any parent would do… even though it emotionally killed them
The most humble guy I've ever seen. A true hero.
I never fail to become emotional whenever I see, or think about what Sir Nicholas Winton accomplished. Saving all those children who eventually had children of their own. The number of lives saved by Winton may continue to infinity. I love that so much.
That’s so much compassion! Loving thy neighbor as thy self ❤️
Thank GOD there are people like this man in the world. Where would we be without him?
Stories like this move me. Huhu. Thank you sir! 🙌🙌🙌
This really touched my heart
What an extraordinary man!!
I didnt expect him to still be alive, a remarkable man.
I officially have a new role model/hero. Thank you, sir.
What a wonderful man! He was blessed with a beautiful heart and soul! He’s so cute! A beautiful and courageous moment during a horrible time in history.
Wow. The End Of The World Is True , ☠️❗
An amazing man with a wonderful heart towards humanity.
Such a good hearted man… may our world keep having more people like Nicholas Winton! People like him is what we need the most!
What a sweet great man. May his memory be always for a blessing.!
And thank you to the good hearted brave people who adopted these children and raised them 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻