Thank You Irena, for Saving the Children from the Germans.

[panzerfaust]

"Irena Sendler saved the lives of about 2500 Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto during the World War II, more than twice the number sheltered by Oskar Schindler ... "

Please read about her here

She died on Monday, in Warsaw, at age 98.

Words cannot express what she accomplished.

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2008/05/13/web_warsawghetto,0.jpg

[monmouth]

1. Heaven is a brighter place these days...n/t

[Lennon]

2. A Great Woman

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x358921

:)

[Hekate]

3. LA Times has a great obit on her--link

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-sendler13-2008may13,0,2296979.story

[Iris]

4. She looks like my great-grandma.

Inspiring story. Thanks for sharing.

Maybe someone will make a movie based on the play written about her.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. That's a heroic person

She lived a long life and will live forever in the hearts of people who value those who take a stand in the darkest of times.

[myrna minx]

6. K&R. Rest in peace, angel. n/t

[tom_paine]

7. Rest in Peace, you shining star, you hero, you angel of mercy

There are still good people in this world. In this Age of Bushevism/Putinism/New Totalitarianism where it seems like evil wins on a daily basis, it is so important to remember this.