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Sir Nicholas Winton was a British stockbroker who organized the rescue of around 10,000 children through Kindertransport before World War II. His heroic actions were not recognized publicly until later on in his life, when his wife found a scrapbook he was keeping during the efforts. He was reunited with some of the children he had saved later on in their adult lives, a touching moment. 

During Kindertransport, the movement was largely kept a secret from the public. Winton worked to find foster families and organize travel for the children. 

One of Winton's main messages in life is not just to keep historical materials, but to use them to change the world today. 

Winton passed away in 2015 at age 106. Winton’s death fell on the 76th anniversary of his largest single transport, which carried 241 children on one train.

"He still spoke to students regularly and delivered a simple message: Don’t let small differences outweigh the similarities that all people share. 

'He always says the same thing: Why do people have to be separated by religion instead of focusing on what connects us and what is the same in all religions?' Winton said. “Let’s forget about what makes us different."

USC Shoah Foundation