Toronto – The accomplishments of Nicholas Winton were lost to history for almost forty years.
The last time the Brit had spoken about his work rescuing Jewish refugees in Czechoslovakia was when he ran for local council in 1954.
But for decades, nothing.
He steadily worked for finance companies and raised a family.
He was not one to herald his accomplishments in the town square.
That was until 1988 when, at the age of 81, his wife suggested he show a scrapbook of his accomplishments to holocaust researcher Elisabeth Maxwell, who just happened to be the wife of one of the biggest media moguls in England.Continue reading ‘One Life’ Review: Anthony Hopkins Gets This Tearjerker To Safe Shores [TIFF] at The Playlist.
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