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Sunday, October 9, 2011

What a Remarkable Woman




Irena Sendler 1910-2008 A 98 year-old German woman named Irena Sendler recently died. During WWII, Irena worked in the Warsaw Ghetto as a plumbing/sewer specialist. Irena smuggled Jewish children out; infants in the bottom of the tool box she carried and older children in a burlap sack she carried in the back of her truck. She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers wanted nothing to do with the dog, and the barking covered the kids’ and infants’ noises. Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children. She eventually was caught, and the Nazis broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar buried under a tree in her backyard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and reunited some of the families. Most had been killed. She helped those children get placement into foster family homes or adopted.Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize. She was not selected. Maybe someday, she will be honored for her works, her bravery, and love for humankind.

6 comments:

Colleen - the AmAzINg Mrs. B said...

I read about her just recently - I had no idea..what a hero :-) and that sweet sweet kind face! THANKS for hightlighting her :-)

Diane said...

Thanks for posting about this woman. I think I heard about her some time ago. Oh, that I could make that much difference in the world before I died!! Diane

Kim said...

What a great story and a great woman!

Name: Amanda said...

Oh my gosh . . . I would like to read more about her. What a powerful story and woman. Thank you so much for sharing!!!

Marilyn Miller said...

What an amazing woman. Thanks for sharing this remarkable woman with us.

Unknown said...

what a beautiful, beautiful heart and how brave....I love this tribute to her...