Nicholas Winton Holocaust Hero Essay

A Holocaust Hero

The Holocaust Nicholas Winton was a selfless and a holocaust hero because he secretly saved hundreds of jewish children from death. Many people might say he wasn't the only person to be saving these children , but i think he was the best for never getting caught or telling his secret to keep these kids safe.

In the 30’s the was a party of men called the Nazi’s ruled and controlled by Germany's leader , Adolf Hitler. Hitler loved the idea of an identical race, everyone blonde hair blue eyed and of aryan race. He was against anyone with jewish beliefs, so he created concentration camps to “clean” Germany. Jews were forced to wear the star of david on their shirts to that they could be identified at jewish at all times. In 1933 the first camp opened , families believed they were going to work… they were wrong. Only strong men and women were kept for labor uses ,the elderly, children, and disabled were killed. Winton was young stockbroker from London , in December of 1938 one of

(1) It was featured on a BBC TV program in 1988 and later became the focus of a documentary film, "Nicholas J. Winton -- The Power of Good."(2) , Winton reunited with some of the people he saved over the years on the eight transports he arranged out of Prague. (3)

His wife invited many of the children he had saved to come to the screening of the film film about Nicholas. During the film they talked about the children that were in the scrapbook , The audience was then asked to stand if you were among the kids that Winton had saved. Everyone surrounding Winton stood up and applauded him as tears streamed down his face. They each hugged him and thanked him for giving them the chance to life they wouldn't have had without