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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Nicholas_Winton Sir Nicholas Winton], who orchestrated the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nFuJAF5F0 meets some of those who owe their life to him].

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_Kolbe St. Maximilian Kolbe]: A Polish priest and monk who, during [[World War Two]], sheltered 2,000 Jews in his monastery. He also operated an illegal underground radio station that vilified Nazism. Eventually he was arrested and sent to Auchwitz. While there, the camp commander ordered 10 prisoners from Kolbe's cell block starved to death to deter escape attempts. One of the prisoners selected cried out that he had a family, and Kolbe volunteered to take his place. Kolbe led the others in songs and prayer for three weeks, telling them they would soon be with the Virgin Mary in heaven. At the end, the guards came in to kill Kolbe. Kolbe held out his arm and prayed while he received a lethal injection. Kolbe was declared a saint in 1982. He is the patron of political prisoners.