104 Year-old British Man Celebrated For Saving 600 Children From Holocaust

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In 1938, London stockbroker Nicholas Winton decided to use his two weeks vacation to get to work.
As violence began escalating against Jewish people in Europe, the 29-year-old traveled to Prague and ended up saving the lives of 669 children, mostly Jews, from almost certain death.
Winton - now 104 - has spoken to CBS' 60 Minutes about his incredible story, which included theft, forging documents and even blackmailing officials to get his way.
'It worked, that's the man thing,' he said, grinning.
Some of the children saved by Winton have also come forward to reveal they did not know that this humble man was responsible for rescuing them until five decades after.

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The astonishing story of how a humble London stockbroker saved 669 children - most of them Jews - from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II
Nicholas Winton, then 29, spent his 2 weeks vacation in 1938 traveling to Prague to see how he could help save people
He left with lists of hundreds of children and forged headed paper claiming he worked for the British Committee for Refugees
After finding homes for the children in England, it was taking too long to finalize their documents so he forged many and bribed officials
He saved 669 kids - many of whose parents died in concentration camps
He kept his story quiet for nearly 50 years before featuring on a British TV show and even the children did not know he had saved them
A book about his story - written by his daughter - is released next month
By LYDIA WARREN
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 13:24 EST, 28 April 2014 | UPDATED: 14:02 EST, 28 April 2014