Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis. His efforts went unrecognized for 50 years. Then in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he’d rescued, now adults.
I like to remember this every Jan 27th.
@japett@holland_tom And/or Sir Sidney Smith ‘the Swedish knight’ who seems to be almost unknown now. And Tom, it’s the endless stepping of a mast in the first book that’s so tiresome - just skip that bit.
@TheRestHistory@holland_tom@dcsandbrook Dido (blonde) and her mother Hebe (black) finding today’s podcast slightly unnerving. Hebe’s other daughter, Juno, lives elsewhere and missed it.