Nicholas Winton And The Holocaust

The holocaust was one of the most horrific and memorable events in history. So many terrible things occurred during this time, and some of the only good that came out of it was ending the war and the liberation of Germany. When someone thinks of the holocaust how often would they think of Sisak, an entire concentration camp dedicated to children who had been stripped away from their homes and families. It can be hard to imagine that hundreds and thousands of innocent children were affected along with most of Germany during Hitler's reign, and we sometimes forget how much damage was forced onto all of those young lives, during and after the war. During the Holocaust there were thousands of concentration camps, but towards the end of 1943 children were being separated from family and adult camps, Sisak was one of the largest ones. Located in The city of Sisak, which lies about 31 miles south of Zagreb Croatia, is the death place of At least 1,600 children. After the children from a collection camp …show more content…
Nicholas Winton, is the name of a man who saved nearly 700 children in Czechoslovakia in 1938-1939. When winton heard about an organization called the Kindertransport which ended up saving about 10,000 children he immediately wanted to create his own. He gathered a few people and started his unauthorized rescue mission in March of 1939, applications from parents wanting safety for their children started pouring into Nicholas’s hotel in Prague. During the day Nicholas worked in stock exchange, but by night he was raising money and finding families in Britain to care for the incoming children refugees. Because of his tireless efforts 50 pound per child guarantee was made for the children's journey into Britain, and almost 700 children were saved. The rescues continued until september 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and Britain declared war against