Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01L7QEPP6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 185 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 1942 one young social worker, Irena Sendler, was granted access to the Warsaw Ghetto as a public health specialist. Soon she reached out to the trapped families, going from door to door and asking them to trust her with their young children. On it were the names and true identities of these Jewish children, recorded so their families could find them after the war. But Irena did something even more astonishing at immense personal risk: She kept a secret list buried in bottles under an old apple tree in a friend's back garden. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Widow Clicquot comes an extraordinary and gri
"Another Unreasonable Woman Makes History." according to 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 particular. ~~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 spec. ' 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 spec. not even done with this book but I really love it, if a book about World War II Amazon Customer 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.