The Power of One Individual to Affect Change | Linda Royal | TEDxYouth@MoriahCollege
Linda Royal is alive because a brave individual saw wrongdoing and danger; and went against the crowd, risking his life and that of his young family to rescue 6,000 strangers from certain death during the Holocaust - her father and grandparents included. A copywriter by profession, and now a novelist, she has devoted her life to perpetuating his memory in book and film and aims to make Chiune Sugihara a household name like Spielberg did for Schindler. Her book is heartily endorsed by Thomas Keneally (Schindler’s List). She regularly talks about this work and in particular - the power of one person to affect significant change. Linda Royal is alive because a brave individual saw wrongdoing and danger; and went against the crowd, risking his life and that of his young family to rescue 6,000 strangers from certain death during the Holocaust - her father and grandparents included. A copywriter by profession, and mow a novelist, she has now devoted her life to perpetuating his memory in book and film and aims to make Chiune Sugihara a household name like Spielberg did for Schindler. Her book is heartily endorsed by Thomas Keneally (Schindler’s List). She regularly talks about this work and in particular - the power of one person to affect significant change. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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