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 of course 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. In 2006 when I was in Poland I found out where this "saint" lived, and although she didn't speak much English nor I much Polish, it was the greatest cup of tea, I think I will ever have. She is what champions should even hope to be.
Irena Sendler
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The prize doesn't always go to the most deserving. Wouldn't you love to know what this jury's standard was?
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Wade G. Burck
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Guess who won? Al Gore, for a slide show on Global warming? Valid in a sense and oh so important. But run it on the news, I don't think what Al has done is anywhere close to what this women did.
Wade
Wade, I totally agree!
Mary Ann
What a wonderful great lady and we get Al Gore who did ???????
Amazing compassion and courage. Thank you, Wade, for introducing us to her.
I think there is alot more we may have to learn about WWII. Like what happened to animals then? I know rabbits were raised for fur and dogs for "service" but, were there any issues surrounding exotics?
An AR group thinks all "pitbulls" should be exterinated. Gives one a window into their mentality that doesn't reflect well in the sunlight of humane or ethical thought.
Adaline
Adaline,
I don't know if amazing is an adequate word to describe her deed. I am not real sure there is a word in the English language which would be adequate. We as human beings have an odd value system.
They had to shoot/kill a large number of animals in various zoo, which wasn't a big deal given the alternative of death by starvation or escaping. Somebody hurry and post me about the poor, poor animals regardless of whether there was a war and civilians and children were being killed, so I can slam you in the trash bin. Rumor's of German circus's taking their animals to a circus in Switzerland for safe keeping, and after the war the Swiss circus keeping them, unless the German circus's could buy them back is sad, but it is show business.
One of the most wonderful, magnificent things, was when the American calvary was able to bring back the Lipizzans, and many valuable Arabians which had been relocated or stolen.
Wade
P.S. Amazing is your father coming up with having his ashes put in Rachel Welchs pool. Brilliant, he would be all over her at least once a day.
Wade
Wade, there will be a made-for-TV movie about this remarkable woman this Sunday April 19 on CBS at 9:00 PM (8:00 Central time).
Mary Ann
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