Stories and links to stories about everyday heroes. You know the ones, the single mom, the guy who shovels the neighbour's walk, the boy who stops a bully, the victim who becomes a survivor. They're all around us. We have what's called a...
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Stories and links to stories about everyday heroes. You know the ones, the single mom, the guy who shovels the neighbour's walk, the boy who stops a bully, the victim who becomes a survivor. They're all around us. We have what's called a "blog carnival" once a week where people contribute their stories and we post them.
A timely reminder of the dangers of the world we leave to our kids
The prize doesn’t always go to the most deserving
Irena Sendler
There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the WarsawGhetto, 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... Read Full Story
specifically, THIS dog:
i can’t understand the spanish commentator, but it’s not hard to imagine what he must be saying.
there are some human beings as brave, even braver, than this hero dog. irena sendler , who died last year, was one of them. i just learned about this amazing woman, and i am not likely to forget her story, even with my astoundingly crappy memory.
i challenge you to watch this account of her life without tears:
i’ve often wondered, as perhaps some of you have... Read Full Story
I recently saw The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler , a Hallmark Hall of Fame production broadcast by CBS on April 19, 2009. It is based on the biography written by Anna Mieszkowska, Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story . Irena Sendler's story is almost unbelievable, but it is true. During World War II, she was an activist of the Polish anti-Holocaust resistance in Warsaw, where she helped to save more than 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto by... Read Full Story
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There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena Sendler.
During World War II, Irena got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.
She had an ulterior motive…she knew the Nazi plan for the Jews, and she bitterly disagreed with it.
Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of her tool box.
She carried larger children out in a burlap sack.
Irena also had a dog, which she trained... Read Full Story
Irena Sendler 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... Read Full Story
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Home / News / Anna Paquin portrays Irena Sendler in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
April 18, 2009 by AdoreBill
As reported by Naomi Pfefferman in The Jewish Journal the story of Irena Sendler is one of courage, determination and the ability of one person being able to change the lives of so many. Anna Paquin portrays Irena Sendler in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler which makes its world premiere on Sunday... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
Maybe you don't know her but back in World War II she witnessed the systematic elimination of the Jewish community and decided to take it upon herself to try and make a difference. During those years she would take Jewish children and smuggle them out of reach of the German Nazis by any means possible. Irena would put babies in the bottom of toolboxes and small children in sacks. She even trained her dog to bark harshly at the Nazi soldiers from the back of her vehicle so that they would... Read Full Story
There recently was a death of a 98 year old lady named Irena Sendlerowa. 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 her 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... Read Full Story
Today is Memorial day for our American friends. Any day is a good day to remember our heroes. Mick Dobra presents That Others May Live! posted at Romans 15:4 Project . Jack Yoest presents Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery posted at Yoest.com . For Stories of Valour from the U.S. Army, visit their website . This is a picture of Corporal Matthew J. McCully. 25 May 2007 On May 25, 2007, Corporal Matthew McCully was killed by an improvised explosive device, while performing his duties... Read Full Story
