Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01L7QEPP6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 211 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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While she was there, she began to understand the fate that awaited the Jewish families who were unable to leave. Soon she reached out to the trapped families, going from door to door and asking them to trust her with their young children. She made dangerous trips through the city's sewers, hid children in coffins, snuck them under overcoats at checkpoints, and slipped them through secret passages in abandoned buildings. On it were the names and true identities of these Jewish children, recorded so their families could find them after the war. Driven to extreme measures, and with the help of a network of local tradesmen, ghetto residents, and her star-crossed lover in the Jewish resis
Another Unreasonable Woman Makes History. Lee Dyer This truly is an extraordinary book about an extraordinary woman. I couldn't put it down. Reasonable women don't make history, they say, and certainly Irena Sendler was not a "reasonable woman". She was a zealot, driven by a strong moral compass, a deep sense of purpose, and unbelievable courage to put an indelible footprint on the meaning of humanity amidst unbelievable inhumanity. But what particularly sets her apart, I think, was her unique ability to translate these traits into action - to a. Boxer Dog Lover in Vermont said ~~Plight of so many in the hands of so few~~. It has been said that Irena Sendler was the female Schindler of WW II. After reading this true story, I can only say that this lady should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize instead of someone who won it for global warming.At ~~Plight of so many in the hands of so few~~ Boxer Dog Lover in Vermont It has been said that Irena Sendler was the female Schindler of WW II. After reading this true story, I can only say that this lady should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize instead of someone who won it for global warming.At 4' 11" of height one learns quickly that diminutive in stature has absolutely nothing to do with courage. Her absolutely daring exploits while working as a public health specialist allowed her access to the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and beyond. Thus, begins the story of Ir. ' 11" of height one learns quickly that diminutive in stature has absolutely nothing to do with courage. Her absolutely daring exploits while working as a public health specialist allowed her access to the Warsaw ghetto in 19~~Plight of so many in the hands of so few~~ Boxer Dog Lover in Vermont It has been said that Irena Sendler was the female Schindler of WW II. After reading this true story, I can only say that this lady should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize instead of someone who won it for global warming.At 4' 11" of height one learns quickly that diminutive in stature has absolutely nothing to do with courage. Her absolutely daring exploits while working as a public health specialist allowed her access to the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and beyond. Thus, begins the story of Ir. "~~Plight of so many in the hands of so few~~" according to Boxer Dog Lover in Vermont. It has been said that Irena Sendler was the female Schindler of WW II. After reading this true story, I can only say that this lady should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize instead of someone who won it for global warming.At ~~Plight of so many in the hands of so few~~ Boxer Dog Lover in Vermont It has been said that Irena Sendler was the female Schindler of WW II. After reading this true story, I can only say that this lady should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize instead of someone who won it for global warming.At 4' 11" of height one learns quickly that diminutive in stature has absolutely nothing to do with courage. Her absolutely daring exploits while working as a public health specialist allowed her access to the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and beyond. Thus, begins the story of Ir. ' 11" of height one learns quickly that diminutive in stature has absolutely nothing to do with courage. Her absolutely daring exploits while working as a public health specialist allowed her access to the Warsaw ghetto in 19~~Plight of so many in the hands of so few~~ Boxer Dog Lover in Vermont It has been said that Irena Sendler was the female Schindler of WW II. After reading this true story, I can only say that this lady should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize instead of someone who won it for global warming.At 4' 11" of height one learns quickly that diminutive in stature has absolutely nothing to do with courage. Her absolutely daring exploits while working as a public health specialist allowed her access to the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and beyond. Thus, begins the story of Ir. 2 and beyond. Thus, begins the story of Ir. and beyond. Thus, begins the story of Ir. Amazon Customer said not even done with this book but I really love it, if a book about World War II. I am not even done with this book but I really love it, if a book about World War II and the Holocaust can be "loved" This is great read, and I am so glad that someone has taken up writing Irena's story after reading about her in two of our American Holocaust museums.Well done. Well written. Amazing story.