Willyslancs Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Recieved this from a friend the other day.Thought it might be of interest There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena . During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the WarsawGhetto, 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 the tool box she carried and she 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 of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants . She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, 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 had been gassed . Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted . Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize . . . She was not selected . Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 What a brave woman! Don't know what else to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 There recently was the death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. 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 the tool box she carried, and she 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 of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 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 and reunited the family. Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped get placed into foster family homes or adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 "bloody hell" thats some story I think an evening researching this lady will be time well spent and might be a good story for Jack to include in Pathfinder,thanks for bringing this to our attention Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Not so recent then! Oh , the power of the internet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford 369 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 just goes to show what a farce some awards are,the holocaust happened ,if global warming is real there is little or nothing anyone can do about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 At least she was awarded a Rigtheous Among the Nations by the Israelis and an Order of the White Eagle by her own nation -either of which is IMO better than a Peace Prize which has sadly become very politicized in the last 30 odd years -I won't mention any awards in particular as we're all entitled to our views and I suppose heros. in the the circumstances of what she did you can't get any braver or heroic very humbling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 And still smiling. She must have a real tough Lady! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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