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This is a true story This is a true story of an amazing of an amazing

Polish woman by Polish woman by the name of Irena the name of Irena

Sendler.Sendler.

Born: February 15, Born: February 15, 1910 1910 Warsaw, Warsaw,

PolandPolandDied: May 12, 2008 Died: May 12, 2008

(Age 98)(Age 98)Occupation: Occupation:

HumanitarianHumanitarianIrena Sendler was a Polish Catholic social worker. During World War II Nazi German occupation of Poland, she was a member of the Polish Underground and the Żegota resistance organization in Warsaw.The photo on the right is some of the children she saved during the war (taken 2005).

The story takesThe story takes place during World War II. place during World War II.

Irena, got permission to work in Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw Poland in a Ghetto,the Warsaw Poland in a Ghetto,

as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist.

But  She had an “ ulterior motive ”...  But  She had an “ ulterior motive ”...  She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews and other polish citizens.for the Jews and other polish citizens.

Irena smuggled the Irena smuggled the childrenchildren

from the ghetto by hidingfrom the ghetto by hiding them in the bottomthem in the bottom

of her tool box.of her tool box.

She also hide the older kidsShe also hide the older kids in a burlap sack on in a burlap sack on

back of her truck to rescueback of her truck to rescue them from the ghetto.them from the ghetto.

She had a dog in the back of She had a dog in the back of the truck that she trained to the truck that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers bark when the Nazi soldiers

letlet her in and out of the ghettoher in and out of the ghetto. . 

The soldiers of course The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with wanted nothing to do with

the dogthe dog and the barking covered the and the barking covered the

kids/infants noise.  kids/infants noise.  

During her time of doing During her time of doing this, she managed to this, she managed to

smuggle out of Warsaw smuggle out of Warsaw Ghetto and saveGhetto and save

2500 children kids/infants.2500 children kids/infants. By providing false By providing false

documents and sheltering documents and sheltering them individual or group them individual or group children’s homes outside children’s homes outside

the ghetto.the ghetto.

She was caught by the GestapoShe was caught by the Gestapo in 1943, and tortured by the in 1943, and tortured by the

Nazi's they broke both herNazi's they broke both her legs, arms and beat her legs, arms and beat her

severely. severely. 

She was sentence to deathShe was sentence to death but Zegota Resistance but Zegota Resistance

savedsaved her by bribing theher by bribing the German guards.German guards.

    Irena kept a record onIrena kept a record onthe names of all the kidsthe names of all the kids

she smuggled outshe smuggled out by keeping them in aby keeping them in a

glass jar,  buried under aglass jar,  buried under a tree in her back yard.  tree in her back yard. 

  After the war,After the war, Irena tried to locate any parentsIrena tried to locate any parents

that may have survived and that may have survived and reunited the family.  reunited the family.  

Most of course had been killed.  Most of course had been killed.  Those kids with no parents sheThose kids with no parents she

helped them get placed intohelped them get placed into foster family homes or adopted. foster family homes or adopted. 

  In 2007 Irena was upIn 2007 Irena was up for the Nobel Peace for the Nobel Peace

Prize ... Prize ... She was not selected. She was not selected.

The Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize was given to Al Gore, forwas given to Al Gore, for

a slide show on a slide show on ““Global Warming”Global Warming”

The next few slides (three)The next few slides (three) are not relevant to themeare not relevant to theme

of this presentation but it’s of this presentation but it’s just informational for youjust informational for you

to discern and maketo discern and make your own judgmentyour own judgment and conclusion. and conclusion.

There has been some contentionThere has been some contention on Al Gore’s Global Warming on Al Gore’s Global Warming

awareness work if it was awareness work if it was relatedrelated

to the stated purpose of to the stated purpose of the Nobel Peace prize or not.the Nobel Peace prize or not.

In addition, there is much In addition, there is much controversy surrounding his controversy surrounding his work in the area of Global work in the area of Global Warming as well as its real Warming as well as its real

threat to mankind.threat to mankind.

Recently a UK High Court judgeRecently a UK High Court judge decreed that the governmentdecreed that the government

could only send a copy ofcould only send a copy of “ “An Inconvenient Truth”An Inconvenient Truth”

to schools to schools only ifonly if it was accompanied it was accompanied by guidelines to point outby guidelines to point out

““Nine Scientific Errors”Nine Scientific Errors” and to counter Gore’s and to counter Gore’s “one-sided “one-sided

views”.views”. In his film, and called on In his film, and called on Americans to conserve energy by Americans to conserve energy by

reducing electricity consumption at reducing electricity consumption at home.home.

In August 2006, Gore’s In August 2006, Gore’s electricity bills revealed that inelectricity bills revealed that in one month he burned through one month he burned through 22,619 kilowatts,22,619 kilowatts, more than more than

twice what the average family twice what the average family uses in an entire year. uses in an entire year.

You be the critic on Gore’s You be the critic on Gore’s hypocrisy. I believe in FACTShypocrisy. I believe in FACTS

“ “OUR ACTIONS SPEAK OUR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN OUR WORDS”LOUDER THAN OUR WORDS”

  You be the judgeYou be the judgethe game of politics playthe game of politics play with the moral decay ofwith the moral decay of

progressive values progressive values withinwithin

our global society inour global society inRecognition to the Recognition to the ““Nobel Peace Prize”Nobel Peace Prize”

In this world we liveIn this world we live

The prize of appreciation The prize of appreciation doesn't always go to the doesn't always go to the

most deserving!!!most deserving!!!

The Soul’s who come to The Soul’s who come to serve on this earth make serve on this earth make a greater difference in a greater difference in

life’s of others.life’s of others.

““You can haveYou can have

everything in life you everything in life you wantwant

if you will just helpif you will just help

enough other people getenough other people get

what they want”what they want”

Zig ZiglerZig Zigler

Thank you for all beautifulThank you for all beautiful genuine soul’s that leave an genuine soul’s that leave an imprint reminders to mankindimprint reminders to mankind

as true Children’s of greater God. as true Children’s of greater God.

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