Irena Sendler
Irena Sendler
Irena Sendler, also referred to as Irena Sendlerowa in Poland, nom de guerre "Jolanta", was a Polish nurse and social worker who served in the Polish Underground in German-occupied Warsaw during World War II, and was head of the children's section of Żegota, the Polish Council to Aid Jews, which was active from 1942 to 1945...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth15 February 1910
CityOtwock, Poland
CountryPoland
divided good people religion
People can be only divided into good or bad; their race, religion, nationality don't matter.
thinking bravery way
If being a saint is complete devotion to a cause, bravery and altruism, then I think Mrs Sendlerowa fulfils all the conditions.I think about her the way you think about someone you owe your life to.
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Over a half-century has passed since the hell of the Holocaust, but its spectre still hangs over the world and doesn't allow us to forget.
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Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national wars continue. The world continues to be in a sea of blood.
religious war humility
After World War II, it seemed that humanity understood something, and nothing like that would happen again. Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national wars continue. The world continues to be in a sea of blood. The world can be better if there's love, tolerance and humility.
believe hero opposites
I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term ‘hero’ irritates me greatly – the opposite is true – I continue to have pangs of conscience that I did so little.
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Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
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I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or not.
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Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.
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The world can be better if there's love, tolerance and humility.