Irena Sendler

history or ideas, the very first thing you learn about them is their name of that human being with a heartbeat and with feelings. So, I would like to introduce you to Irena Sendler, a Catholic, Polish woman, who turned away from her work as a social worker to help the Jewish community being forced into the ghettos by helping the ill. She realized that there is not a person on this earth that deserves to have their heartbeat be muted or their feelings be buried. This 4`11 woman was born in the heart of Poland in a little town that went by the name Otwock. This 99 year of town is were Irena spent many decades of her…

and help the Jewish people. Resistance efforts sound more like a group it is but even one person can be a resistance effort. Like Irena Sendler who was a polish nurse that save thousands of Jewish children. So resistance efforts are people who are willing to help people even if it does get them hurt. Irena sendler was born on February 15,1910 in Otwock Warsaw. She was greatly influenced by her father who was one of the first polish socialists. Her father died February 1917 from typhus. After…

Irena Sendler was born February 15, 1910 in Otwock Poland as Irena Krzyżanowska. She grew up with her father who was a doctor and her mother. When she was only 7 years old her father got sick and died. Her and her mother lived together until Irena went to college at Warsaw university. She was expelled because she stood up for her Jewish friends. She sat with them when the teacher told her not to. When the teacher told her to move her response was “today I am Jewish“ She was a nurse and loved…

“The world can be better if there is love, tolerance and humility.” Irena Sendler smuggled 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War Two. The Warsaw Ghetto, was a new “resettlement” for all Jews, from there, they were sent to concentration camps. Irena became a nurse and would smuggle the children out of the Ghetto using ambulances, potato sacks and more. However, she was caught by the Gestapo, German police, who then broke her limbs. She was sentenced to death but managed…

“Can you guarantee they will live?” Sendler responded by saying, “I can guarantee if they stay, they will die.” Sendler still hears the cries of the young children when they parted with their parents in her dreams. Sendler had a jar filled with the childrens’ names who she saved. One night, the Gestapo arrived to Sendler’s home, and Sendler had to hide the lists. Fortunately, one of Sendler’s helpers, who was at her house at the time, hid the list in her clothing. When the Nazis found out about…

Irena Sendler: Holocaust Savior and Angel of the Warsaw Ghetto Have you ever thought that you were too ordinary to make a change in the world? If so, I encourage you to reflect on the example of Irena Sendler. Irena was a simple Catholic woman who believed in social justice and decided to make a difference. She wanted to do something to help the Jews who were experiencing injustice and hatred during the Second World War. In this brief paper, we will take a look at Irena’s history and actions…

Oratory Rough Draft “Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.”- Brodi Ashton. Spider man was bitten by a mutant spider that gave him superhuman abilities, but being a hero doesn’t require astonishing powers. Real life heroes find something they are passionate about and pursue it. To accomplish your goal and be a hero requires courage, compassion and selflessness. One trait that is critical to a hero’s character is courage. Everyday people exemplify…

positions as bystanders,” (Preamble; by Irena Steinfeldt). A hero was willing to share the fate of those whom they had saved. During the Holocaust, many Germans were given the opportunity to be heroes, but few took the risk. Three of these heroes were Jerzy Bielecki, Gino Bartali, and Irena Sendler. Jerzy Bielecki was one hero during the Holocaust. During the war Jerzy Bielecki was accused of being a resistance fighter, shortly after he was taken to a camp in April of 1940. When he was at the…

Irena Sendlers Irena Sendlers was born on February 15, 1910, in Warsaw, Poland. She was born as Irena Krzyzanowska. Her parents were Dr. Stanislaw and Janina Krzyzanowska. She didn’t have any siblings. Later on, she had two children, a son, and a daughter. The daughter's name is Janka, she still lives in Warsaw, Poland. The son’s name was Adam, he died in 1999. What She Studied Irena studied Polish literature at Warsaw University. At some universities, they had a ghetto-bench system.…

War heros Talmud to save one life is to save the world Irena Sendler is a Holocaust hero saved Jews from the ghetto by saying prayers in christian or hiding them in her car. Gino Bartali was considered a war hero for saving lots of Jews in Italy going to Germany he was a Bicyclist during the war. These survivors are grateful for their life saved by heroes . Irena Sendler was Considered a war hero for saving children or other Jewish faith from the ghetto and she will save the lives to risk…