In Rememberance of Irena Sendler

September 11 is our country's Day of Rememberance

Today, though, here's someone to remember ...

Irena Sendler

February 15, 1910 - May 12, 2008

"Every child saved with my help

is the justification

of my existence on this Earth

and not a title to glory."

Irena Sendler

7 years ago 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.

   

  

In 2009 Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize ...
She was not selected.

Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming

  

In  MEMORIAM  - 67 YEARS LATER

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Mourns the loss, and remembers the life, of Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery and heroic efforts saved over 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust. Pays respect and extends condolences to the Sendler family. Remembers and honors her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope ... the life and unwavering dedication to justice and human rights of Irena Sendler.

• H.Con.Res.361 - Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope.

• H.Con.Res.96 - A concurrent resolution commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope.

    

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Irena Sendler, Quotes by Irena