At a moment when American presidential politics is saturated with disingenuous rhetoric and vacuous platitudes it is not only a relief but a real pleasure and indeed an inspiring honor to read the story of Sir Nicholas Winton, a wonderful and righteous human being, who died on July 1, 2015 at the age of 106.told by his daughter in her book If it’s Not Impossible. Winton was a remarkable figure whose story of individual heroism was not known publicly for 50 years after it took place. Winton was a modest man, never boasting of his accomplishment. It was not until 1988 that his wife discovered, in the attic of their house, the scrapbook, full of names, lists, photographs, and letters, relating to his activities in 1939. His heroism was then revealed to the world. Winton was born in London in 1909 of German immigrants from Bavaria who converted religion from Judaism to Christianity and changed the family name from Wertheim. Though he had been baptized, Winton, a...(Read Full Article)