There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an 'ulterior motive' ... She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews, (being German.) Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack, (for larger kids..) 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 of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids/infants noises.. During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi's 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 back yard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family. Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.
Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize . She was not selected.
Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming.
There was a cartoon with the email, but I couldn't copy it. But I think she is one of the heros of this time period that will get lost if we don't remember her. WWII was 60 years ago-but it changed the world. I am grateful for the example of righteous men and women like her that made a difference one life at a time.
It is a circus around here-with our 4 clowns that make us laugh!! But it is MY circus!
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Hey Amanda, I got your message, I had already put you guys down because it just wouldn't be complete without the Brann Clan. I had to do alot of catching up on your blog, but WELL worth it. Especially this post, I've read alot about Irena Sendler, there are many versions of how this courageous women saved 2500 children, but in the end she did it. She died may of 08 and was burried in Warsaw, Poland. There is a movie called "The courageous heart of Irena Sendler" I'd love to watch it with you!
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