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12/05/2008, 15:28 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,256 Irena Sendler I expect a lot of you had heard of her, but I never had.  She has just died aged ninety-eight, what a lady. Irena Sendler, a Polish woman who saved thousands of Jewish children during World War Two by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto http://www.irenasendlerfilm.com/   animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

12/05/2008, 15:32 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,850 Re: Irena Sendler I read about her this morning in this article: Female Schindle Irene Sendle who saved thousands of Jewish children dies "Every child saved with my help is the justification of my existence on this Earth, and not a title to glory" Very humbling Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

12/05/2008, 15:36 Dick Smith Joined on 23/08/2004 Surrey and Manche (Pays Mortainais) Posts 8,779 Re: Irena Sendler Thanks for posting that, I'd never heard of her. What a remarkable woman - Righteous Among The Nations - arrested and tortured by the Gestapo - and she lost out on a Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore. Says a lot about changing priorities, but hers were fundamental. Regards Dick Smith Nowhere is there warmth to be found Among those afraid of losing their ground    Report

12/05/2008, 16:08 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,173 Re: Irena Sendler What a fantastic woman, and what smiling eyes she had in the telegraph article photo. Steve Sharjah (but not for long ) + 50 (in France) ........................................................................... 7 days Ins'Allah (1 with the packers, 2 for the week end, 4 for work)( or maybe 8, or 9, or 10 or 11 or....)    Report

12/05/2008, 16:59 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 405 Re: Irena Sendler Very humbling and what courage she must have had,  how many of us would have dared to do the same? Cendrillon    Report

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