Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

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Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
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Series: History, WWII
Genres: Juvenile Fiction, Picture Books
Tags: Ages 5-8, Ages 8-12
ASIN: 1324015748
ISBN: 9781324015741

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued: In December 1938, a young Englishman canceled a ski vacation and went instead to Prague to help the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Nazis who were crowded into the city

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Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

In December 1938, a young Englishman canceled a ski vacation and went instead to Prague to help the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Nazis who were crowded into the city. Setting up a makeshift headquarters in his hotel room, Nicholas Winton took names and photographs from parents desperate to get their children out of danger.

He raised money, found foster families in England, arranged travel and visas, and, when necessary, bribed officials and forged documents. In the frantic spring and summer of 1939, as the Nazi shadow fell over Europe, he organized the transportation of almost 700 children to safety.

Then, when the war began and no more children could be rescued, he put away his records and told no one. It was only fifty years later that a chance discovery and a famous television appearance brought Winton’s actions to light.

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