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 Post subject: Sir Nicholas Winton
PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:33 pm 
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A good life.

RIP.


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 Post subject: Re: Sir Nicholas Winton
PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 10:45 pm 
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It's gadgies like him who make you proud to be British.

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 Post subject: Re: Sir Nicholas Winton
PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:10 pm 
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RIP Sir Nicholas, intervened when others turned away. Do people like this even exist nowadays?


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 Post subject: Re: Sir Nicholas Winton
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Puts our celeb culture into context....a modest hero who was unknown and reluctantly brought into the limelight 50 years after the event.

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 Post subject: Re: Sir Nicholas Winton
PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:04 am 
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One of the greatest heroes this country had ever produced. RIP Sir.


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 Post subject: Re: Sir Nicholas Winton
PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 3:20 pm 
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If the video on here doesn't bring a tear to you eye nothing will
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33350880

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 Post subject: Re: Sir Nicholas Winton
PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:24 pm 
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.כאילו הציל העולם הוא שמציל נפש אחת He who saves one life saves the world. RIP Nicholas.

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