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Nicholas Winton used his vacation to travel to Prague, where he met parents willing to entrust their children’s future to his care. He returned to England, worked on the stock exchange by day & advocated for children at night. He convinced Great Britain to permit their entry. He found foster homes & raised funds & scheduled his 1st transport an March 14, 1939, and accomplished 7 more over 5 months. His last trainload arrived on August 2, bringing the total of rescued children to 669.
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