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Now Here's A Life Worth Living.

by Claude Whitacre
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He Saved 669 Children During The Holocaust… And He Doesn’t Know They’re Sitting Next To Him.


Try not to cry. I dare you.
  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Very touching video. Quite a story.
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  • Profile picture of the author alistair
    Nice video. I thought to myself he'd be well dead by now as I know that programmes quite old but it seems he's still alive at 105. Who said the good always die young?
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      I took your dare...I failed...

      Now, please excuse me while I go wash my face, I look like a raccoon.


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      • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
        I was not going to watch that! I was going to put it further down the thread so Claude would thank me for posting it.

        Anyway, I did in the end and it was touching. I wonder how he did it?

        Fun fact! The presenter was Esther Rantzen. She ran a highly popular light hearted consumer affairs satirical show for a number of years called "Thats Life". (and this is from it which suprises me) The viewing figures were huge. She has large set of nashers so people would send letters into the show about their consumer horror stories and just address it to "The Teeth at the BBC" They always got there!
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    Dang Onions!
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Even I was "got" by this one. I wanted to see more of it, though. I would have liked to been inside his head when he stood and saw all those people he saved. Hopefully, there are many who would like to honor him by being like him. If the shtf, we're gonna need his type -- lots and lots of his type.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Even I was "got" by this one. I wanted to see more of it, though.
      Me too, and me too.
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  • Profile picture of the author Floyd Fisher
    I didn't cry, but I did look him up, and am genuinely impressed by him and what he did. There is a lot more to the story than you know, and that guy had balls of steel to pull off the feats he did.

    Salute!
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    • Profile picture of the author Shelly9
      Claude,
      Thank you for this touching reminder about what is really important in life. Relationships, not money. By the way, I was born in 1971 in Wooster, Ohio. Still have family I visit there. Small world.
      Shelly
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      • Profile picture of the author Jacqueline Smith
        Originally Posted by Shelly9 View Post

        Claude,
        Thank you for this touching reminder about what is really important in life. Relationships, not money. By the way, I was born in 1971 in Wooster, Ohio. Still have family I visit there. Small world.
        Shelly
        Oh....you poor thing...you just sealed your fate down here in the basement.
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      • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
        Originally Posted by Shelly9 View Post

        Claude,
        Thank you for this touching reminder about what is really important in life. Relationships, not money. By the way, I was born in 1971 in Wooster, Ohio. Still have family I visit there. Small world.
        Shelly
        At least you managed to escape. Some are not so fortunate!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacqueline Smith
    What an amazing man!

    Okay....I'm off to find a tissue.
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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    A man whose life is worthy of further reading. Here's a start:

    Nicholas Winton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    I hope we have more Nicholas Winton.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      Wow - talk about a life well lived!


      I don't know if both video images were from the same show - but that is not a single video. The people who stand up are not the same audience as those who were seated in the beginning.
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  • Profile picture of the author joe golfer
    I first heard about Mr. Winton on 60 Minutes a few months ago. I didn't watch this video because if it is like the 60 Minutes one I'll never get through it without bawling.

    But I remember one of his qualities was persistence. He wasn't getting what he needed from the British Government and Germany, so he forged up his own documents to speed up getting the kids out. Very creative and resourceful! Thanks for this thread.

    Saving the lives of 669 children - CBS News
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