Every Day Heroes

Every Day Heroes

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... [more]

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.

Irena Sendler, Saved 2,500 Jewish Children

Irena Sendler, righteous gentile Alik Keplicz/AP
Irena Sendler was a Catholic social worker who smuggled Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto to safety under assumed names. Her amazing story, uncovered by four Kansas students, was adapted into a play and more recently, a CBS TV movie. In observance of the Holocaust Days of Remembrance, findingDulcinea honors the courage of Irena Sendler. http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/s/irena-sendler.html
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