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Nicholas Winton: A Hero During The Holocaust

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Nicholas Winton

“The Holocaust” is often referred to the death of jews, and other victims of Naxi Germany are often included. Approximately, 11 million people were killed in the unheroic event; the holocaust. About two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population were killed, and about one quarter were under the age of fifteen. In total, 6 million of these deaths were Jewish. Up to 270,000 were Romans/Sintis (Gypsies). During the Holocaust nobody saw an issue and addressed it, except for Nicholas Winton. Nicholas Winton is a hero because he sacrificed his life to save many Jewish people, especially Jewish children. He organized foster homes for them and raised money to find transports for the children. Not only did he save 669 children, he also
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