Nick Winton: Inheriting Moral Clarity

What does it mean to grow up in the shadow of an extraordinary father — one whose secret acts of heroism saved mostly Jewish 669 children from the Holocaust, yet never spoke a word of it to his family?

In this episode of TO BE CONTINUED... host Rabbi Jeff Salkin sits down with Nick Winton, son of Sir Nicholas Winton, the quiet, unassuming British stockbroker who organized the rescue of hundreds of mostly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

The story remained hidden for 50 years, until Nick’s mother discovered a dusty scrapbook in 1988. Nick reflects on learning of his father’s legacy as an adult, the weight of carrying such an inheritance, and the question at the heart of this conversation: if second-generation survivor descendants inherit trauma, do children of rescuers inherit moral responsibility?

Nick Winton grew up near Maidenhead, England. Nick graduated from Imperial College Business School, London. After brain tumor surgery and with a five-year prognosis, he earned his MBA. Nick Winton is now an international speaker, storyteller, and company adviser. His stories are inspired by his father. Nick now channels his legacy and personal stories into powerful speeches that inspire change.