I discovered your book, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" last year. It took me a while to find a place where I could purchase it . Since then, I have told Irena's story to friends and relatives across the United States. Thank you for a remarkable and inspiring story. It's critical that stories like Irena's are remembered, for only in the remembrance, can we actively resolve the horrors that create such atrocities.
Thank you, I saw the movie about Irena and I did not know about your involvement. What a great way to remind us that we can do great things and have special relationships in the process.
It's crazy how something I knew since I was little, was a part of my history lessons etc, is not know by the rest of the world. It just gives an idea how many heroes are passing without being recognized by the world
Amazing, thanks to few American Girls Irena lives until today's day ❤️ No one in Poland made anything like that for her and she was aware of it ladies. From all my heart as Polish, thank you.
One of the worst failings of Poles is their inability to tell their history to the world. In the last 29 years, the world should have heard long and loudly about Sendler, Pilecki, Karski and Zegota at a bare minimum. There were so many others. A remarkable people who haven't told their own history to the world. Who thinks Chopin and Marie Curie are French?
Not a failing of the Poles but a failing of other countries and peoples to want to listen and acknowledge the important deeds of this country. For if they did they they would have to acknowledge a country with a strong and unique moral character that was critical to the formation of Europe. And by doing so they would have to address betrayals and misdeeds
@@chrischemlen7999 right. It's everyone else's fault but the Poles 🤦🏻♀️ no. Humans are complex and are all capable of doing horrific things to other people, while others are willing to risk their lives to save others.
@@didyouseethat9847 Poland arguably got hammered the worst of all the countries in the world in WW2. I'm sure you know the misery the Catholic majority suffered, but I'll say for the sake of everyone else that the Germans and the Soviets both killed a lot of Poland's military, academic and religious leadership. Poland then had to suffer 45 years of domination by the Soviet Union. I'm amazed Warsaw found so many astoundingly brave people to rescue and shelter 2500 infants and children. I don't know much about the collaborators, but I will look into it. The heroes and villains are almost all dead now, as are the great majority of the victims. We can all look at this history as having happened to our grandparents generation, and not take the blame personally. PS I am not Polish. I am American, but my ancestry is Swedish. I understand my country of origin engaged in some collaboration to stay independent, but they did have Raoul Wallenberg.
Awesome story. Imagine the difference, the lives that could have been saved had there been others with just half the heart and courage of Irena Sendler.
On Making The World A Better Place “The world can be better if there’s love, tolerance and humility.” -- Voice of Irena Sendler . (02) Thank you Megan Felt & Crew for an amazing & startling High School Kids Project in small town Kansas "in search of expanding & community education on diversity" among us at your small town KS and my urban hub Arlington County VA--Falls Church, USA !!
I've been listening to Jack Meyer's "Life in a Jar" (audible version) and will be exploring more of her story as well as the story of all in her network. I have so many questions such as how so many Poles would be willing to risk their lives to take in children (some of whom didn't even speak Polish) when they didn't have enough food themselves. It's obvious that many, many people deserve to be remembered, not just Irena. Thank you so much for your work and the work of your friends! PS I'm a fellow Kansan.
In a way we are all unsung heroes. We find ourselves trying to make a living with or away from our families, but usually under hard conditions and limited funds. Some of us need psychological help which even if it is found is not necessarily of the best and often far from it. There are also physical disabilities that we need to battle against. Everybody has a dream for making something better or improving ourselves and our close friends or family, because somehow the world is not yet this "better place" and it clearly needs our efforts to be applied. These dreams may extend too, outside our immediate surroundings. Of course there are not such roles for everybody, some people find themselves as mediocre and "ordinary" yet just about all folks I have encountered do find themselves with responsibilities outside of themselves and find the need to give some help. Somehow, where I come from and through the charitable institution I associate with, there seem to be so many of these heroes who themselves may not even see that what they are doing as heroic although it is, but they are still making a personal effort and achieving miracles or near ones. For this reason, even though certain individuals are outstanding including Irena, I believe to claim that she is a hero is not as unique as it first seems and that the numbers of non-heroes in our midst are probably in the lesser proportion of them all.
They started their research in 1999, not 2005. There was basic information out there (in English), but very little detail, and not many people knew her name in the US. It's also clearly stated in Jack Meyer's book that the group saw no references to Irena Sendler's group in Warsaw during their first visit, and that they started to appear later. Perhaps all the Poles learned about this in their history classes. These girls don't speak Polish and certainly had no way of scouring Polish high school history books. If you have documentation of Poland's recognition of her group that predates 1999 you are certainly welcome to link it here.
I discovered your book, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" last year. It took me a while to find a place where I could purchase it . Since then, I have told Irena's story to friends and relatives across the United States. Thank you for a remarkable and inspiring story. It's critical that stories like Irena's are remembered, for only in the remembrance, can we actively resolve the horrors that create such atrocities.
That was a great teacher, who ignited great actions in his young students souls...you took the challenge also
Thank you, I saw the movie about Irena and I did not know about your involvement. What a great way to remind us that we can do great things and have special relationships in the process.
It's crazy how something I knew since I was little, was a part of my history lessons etc, is not know by the rest of the world. It just gives an idea how many heroes are passing without being recognized by the world
This is so awesome! So glad to be connected to this amazing group and story.
Amazing, thanks to few American Girls Irena lives until today's day ❤️ No one in Poland made anything like that for her and she was aware of it ladies. From all my heart as Polish, thank you.
One of the worst failings of Poles is their inability to tell their history to the world. In the last 29 years, the world should have heard long and loudly about Sendler, Pilecki, Karski and Zegota at a bare minimum. There were so many others.
A remarkable people who haven't told their own history to the world.
Who thinks Chopin and Marie Curie are French?
YOU are right..My friends in Poland there are HEROs in your families. Tell and be Proud!!!!
It's difficult to admit that when they refuse to admit how many Polish people also collaborated with the Nazis (and yes. I'm Polish)
Not a failing of the Poles but a failing of other countries and peoples to want to listen and acknowledge the important deeds of this country. For if they did they they would have to acknowledge a country with a strong and unique moral character that was critical to the formation of Europe. And by doing so they would have to address betrayals and misdeeds
@@chrischemlen7999 right. It's everyone else's fault but the Poles 🤦🏻♀️ no. Humans are complex and are all capable of doing horrific things to other people, while others are willing to risk their lives to save others.
@@didyouseethat9847 Poland arguably got hammered the worst of all the countries in the world in WW2. I'm sure you know the misery the Catholic majority suffered, but I'll say for the sake of everyone else that the Germans and the Soviets both killed a lot of Poland's military, academic and religious leadership. Poland then had to suffer 45 years of domination by the Soviet Union. I'm amazed Warsaw found so many astoundingly brave people to rescue and shelter 2500 infants and children.
I don't know much about the collaborators, but I will look into it. The heroes and villains are almost all dead now, as are the great majority of the victims. We can all look at this history as having happened to our grandparents generation, and not take the blame personally.
PS I am not Polish. I am American, but my ancestry is Swedish. I understand my country of origin engaged in some collaboration to stay independent, but they did have Raoul Wallenberg.
Awesome story. Imagine the difference, the lives that could have been saved had there been others with just half the heart and courage of Irena Sendler.
On Making The World A Better Place
“The world can be better if there’s love, tolerance and humility.” -- Voice of Irena Sendler . (02) Thank you Megan Felt & Crew for an amazing & startling High School Kids Project in small town Kansas "in search of expanding & community education on diversity" among us at your small town KS and my urban hub Arlington County VA--Falls Church, USA !!
I just finished the audiobook of this story. It’s incredible.
I've been listening to Jack Meyer's "Life in a Jar" (audible version) and will be exploring more of her story as well as the story of all in her network. I have so many questions such as how so many Poles would be willing to risk their lives to take in children (some of whom didn't even speak Polish) when they didn't have enough food themselves. It's obvious that many, many people deserve to be remembered, not just Irena. Thank you so much for your work and the work of your friends! PS I'm a fellow Kansan.
The very touching story was not been told., thanks to these people for sharing
Thank you so much for this! It moved me and inspired me to really lift those around me the best I can x
In a way we are all unsung heroes. We find ourselves trying to make a living with or away from our families, but usually under hard conditions and limited funds. Some of us need psychological help which even if it is found is not necessarily of the best and often far from it. There are also physical disabilities that we need to battle against.
Everybody has a dream for making something better or improving ourselves and our close friends or family, because somehow the world is not yet this "better place" and it clearly needs our efforts to be applied. These dreams may extend too, outside our immediate surroundings. Of course there are not such roles for everybody, some people find themselves as mediocre and "ordinary" yet just about all folks I have encountered do find themselves with responsibilities outside of themselves and find the need to give some help. Somehow, where I come from and through the charitable institution I associate with, there seem to be so many of these heroes who themselves may not even see that what they are doing as heroic although it is, but they are still making a personal effort and achieving miracles or near ones.
For this reason, even though certain individuals are outstanding including Irena, I believe to claim that she is a hero is not as unique as it first seems and that the numbers of non-heroes in our midst are probably in the lesser proportion of them all.
makes me ashamed that i have ever hated..thank you
Great! Thank you. Greetings from Poland
God bless and Thank You 🙂
Thank you.
There's plenty of stories that elder Polish people can say about that times. My grandma who's 1933 still remembers the horrors that Germans made :(
What an amazing homework!
If you're looking for unsung heroes you have to check Janusz Korczak and Witold Pilecki. But be aware, their stories are one of the saddest in history
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With all respect but the speaker should at least learn to pronounce Irene Sendler’ s name property. She is butchering it through all the presentation!
Your comment is really cruel and unfair. Shame on you.
Wymawianie jej imienia jest ważniejsze niż to co zrobiła , Renia ogarnij się
Maybe someone can weigh in on this? Someone who is a native English speaker who has some mastery of Polish?
This is a lie...she already famous before 2005...there are already English docu about her...alot!
They started their research in 1999, not 2005. There was basic information out there (in English), but very little detail, and not many people knew her name in the US. It's also clearly stated in Jack Meyer's book that the group saw no references to Irena Sendler's group in Warsaw during their first visit, and that they started to appear later. Perhaps all the Poles learned about this in their history classes. These girls don't speak Polish and certainly had no way of scouring Polish high school history books. If you have documentation of Poland's recognition of her group that predates 1999 you are certainly welcome to link it here.