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60 Minutes on Sir Nicholas Winton

Updated: Sep 2, 2025

Grade Level: 9-12
Duration of video: 15 minutes, 15 seconds
Themes:  Empathy, Up-standers, Moral Courage





This is a "60 Minutes" episode that focuses on the story of Sir Nicholas Winton, a British humanitarian who famously rescued hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia just before World War II, often referred to as "Nicky's Children." Meet Sir Winton and the people he saved!






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