The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

who might have made a huge impact are Irena Sendler, Mahatmas Gandhi, and Mother Teresa. Irena Sendler, to begin with, is an important factor in the humanitarian history. Irena Krzyzanowska was born in Otwock, Poland on February 10, 1910

Resistance, and Rescue. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. Kathryn Atwood’s work, Women Heroes of World War II: 26 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Resistance, and Rescue, provided me with a myriad of information regarding the extraordinary, courageous women that were involved in dangerous war efforts. This book is separated into eight parts and provides in depth information on women heroes in Germany, Poland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, and the United States. Be

entire war. In the movie, Irena helps Jews living inside the Polish Ghetto by bringing in food, clothing, and vaccines against diseases. Irena feels as if what she is doing is not enough for the Jews and that she could help them more, so she gathers up a group of trustworthy friends and coworkers who will help her smuggle children out of the ghetto. (The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, 0:15:00-0:20:00) Watching the movie, the audience can only imagine how great of a risk Irena and her friends were

arrested and killed. In an attempt to save as many lives as possible, many people hid Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. Three individuals who did this are Irena Sendler, Karolina Juszczykowska, and Raoul Wallenberg. “Heros do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.” ~ Irena Sendler Irena Sendler was a woman who saved

It’s difficult to achieve anything truly heroic unless you’re up against daunting odds. A hero always overcomes their fears and confronts any challenge head on. Even the faintest tinge of fear doesn’t linger in the heart of a hero. They display confidence under stress and are courageous enough to take risks when