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The Story of Irena Sendler
There recently was the death of a 98-year-old lady
named Irena Sendler. 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 also 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 and course of doing this, she managed to smuggle out
and save 2,500 kids/infants.
She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs
and 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 were placed into foster
family homes or adopted. In 2007 Irena was nominated for the Nobel
Peace Prize....
She LOST. Al Gore won for doing a slide show on
Global Warming.
The International Federation of
Social Workers (IFSW) expressed its disappointment that Irena
Sendler had not yet been honored with a Nobel Prize:
| 'IFSW sends
congratulations to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) on winning the Nobel Peace Prize
2007. The issue of climate change is affecting all
individuals and societies and it is a more than worthy cause
to help begin the change in our lifestyle to prevent
destruction of our planet. Social workers know from
daily experience that this is an immediate and pressing
social and personal issue.
'However IFSW is deeply
saddened that the life work of Nobel nominee Irena Sendler,
social worker, did not receive formal recognition,' said
David N. Jones, IFSW President. 'Irena Sendler and her
helpers took personal risks day after day to prevent the
destruction of individual lives -- the lives of the children
of the Warsaw ghetto. This work was done very quietly,
without many words and at the risk of their lives.
This is so typical of social work, an activity which changes
and saves lives but is done out of the glare of publicity
and often at personal risk. IFSW recognises her again
and at the same time celebrates the commitment and
dedication of thousands of social workers around the world
who also bring hope and care to people often living on the
edge of despair.' |
Further Reading
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Snopes Article for more information on this subject.
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