How Did Nicholas Winton Contribute To Anti-Antisemitism?

In December of 1938, months before Nazi Germany fully invaded Czechoslovakia a British banker named Nicholas Winton was quickly changing his winter vacation plans (USHMM, 2017). Instead, he decided to help in Prague, Czechoslovakia at a British-operated Jewish refugee center. After the infamous pogrom known as Kirstallnacht, new laws were enacted allowing Jews to enter Britain (Eurnekian, 2015). Through Nicholas ' consistent and selfless personality, he took advantage of this situation in Czechoslovakia. He helped in a refugee center, raised money in Britain and transported Jewish children to safety which made him an inspiration to thousands. While Czechoslovakia at the Jewish refugee center Nicholas realized Czechoslovakian children were not part of the Kindertranporten, which was a refugee program predominantly targeting Jewish German and Austria children (Aldrich, 2015). This only fueled Nicholas 's persistent attitude and realization that something had to be done. Nicholas is an inspiration to many people because he knew someone had to do something. He went selflessly and bravely into a semi-occupied country and went completely against European societal norms, where Anti-antisemitism was at an all-time high. Nicholas knew he had to help regardless of the constant fear of war

He forged multiple documents if foster parents were not found in time (Berkshire, 2015). Eventually, six more shipments arrived in England totaling 669 children. Devastatingly, the last and largest shipment of 250 children did not make it because of Germany 's invasion of Poland, resulted in the start World War Two and all borders being closed. This last shipment and all relatives of the 669 children perished in the Holocaust (Vashem, 2011). If Nicholas ignored his internal feelings and beliefs to get these children into a safe home then all these children would have murdered at the hands of