Irena sendler stories of women who rescued jews during. After the german occupation, the department continued to take care of the great number of poor and dispossessed people in the city. Her film about irena sendler, in the name of their mothers, is an official selection at this years united nations association film festival unaff. Her process escaping by the time irena escaped the warsaw ghetto had been liquidated. The necessities of her clandestine life prevented her from attending her mothers funeral. A hero of the children and their mothers i was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you dont ask if they can swim.
Irena sendler wrote that tragic events can produce beautiful feelings. Mary skinners special film irena sendlerin the name of. In the name of their mothers 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film is based on unique and exclusive interviews with the heroine, which were recorded and shot during the last days of her life.
The inspirational story of irena sendler, who knocked on jewish doors in the warsaw ghetto and, in sendler s own words, tried to talk the mothers out of their children. What she did, however, was nothing short of extraordinary. This documentary just won the 2012 gracie award for outstanding documentary in public tv mary skinner is a former marketing executive turned documentarian. The courageous heart of irena sendler 2009 rotten tomatoes. During the german occupation of poland during wwii irena lived in warsaw as early as 1939 when the germans invaded poland, she began aiding jews she and her helpers created over 3,000 false documents to help jewish families. Sendler tells her story of saving the lives of the poorest children imprisoned behind the walls of the warsaw ghetto. National pbs sunday, may 1, 2011 presented by kqed public televisionsan francisco. Irena sendler was born as irena krzyzanowska on 15 february 1910 in warsaw to dr. An unfamiliar name to most people, but this remarkable woman defied the nazis and saved 2,500 jewish children by smuggling them out of the warsaw ghetto. In 1943 the gestapo captured sendler, tortured her and sentenced her to death, but she refused to divulge anything about the women or the hidden children. A mustsee film for those who want to know the true story of irena sendler, a true polish hero. Irena sendler in the name of the their mothers holocaust. Book on holocaust heroine irena sendler sheds light on her longsuppressed life she was only 4 ft 11 in tall, a wisp of a catholic girl in her early 30s, a fairhaired blueeyed beauty, and an. Working as a nurse and a social worker, she was active in the polish undergroundthe polish resistance movement in world war iiin germanoccupied warsaw during the world war ii.
Throughout the german occupation in world war ii, irena worked tirelessly to help save polands jews from the nazi horror. Many of the jews were sent to treblinka concentration camp. Skinner filmed a documentary, irena sendler, in the name of their mothers polish. Sendler, who was the last living member of her group of rescuers, is survived by a daughter and a granddaughter. For more current information about the irena sendler film, visit this facebook page. Trained as a social worker, sendler became 1942 a member of zegota council to aid the jews, the polish underground organization established to help save. Irena sendler in the name of their mothers youtube.
During world war ii, when poland was occupied by nazis, she took about 2,500 jewish children out of poland with help from other members of the zegota the polish council to aid jews. She is recognized as righteous among the nations and was nominated for a. Sendler was a 29yearold social worker when nazi germany invaded poland. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Mother of the children of the holocaust hardcover muza sa editor. In the name of their mothers is a documentary film about polish heroine irena sendler and her wartime conspiracy of women who outfoxed the nazis and saved the lives of thousands of jewish children. Irena sendler biography childhood, life achievements. By the time of her death in 2008, irena had been honored by the governments of poland and israel, pope john paul ii, and. Sep 16, 2016 book on holocaust heroine irena sendler sheds light on her longsuppressed life she was only 4 ft 11 in tall, a wisp of a catholic girl in her early 30s, a fairhaired blueeyed beauty, and an. Im zweiten weltkrieg leitete sie ab oktober 1943 im deutsch besetzten warschau. It is also the story of the students from kansas who rediscovered her, each carrying their own painful burden and each called in their own complex way to spread the. Irena sendler in the name of their mothers newfilmmakers online. She recounts the complex of life risking procedures of giving the children new identities, falsifying their documents, ways of smuggling them outside the confines of the ghetto and ultimately finding these children relatively safe haven in polish homes and families the story is depicted using film resources.
May, 2008 according to irena, the greatest heroes of these rescue missions were not the rescuers, but the mothers of the children, who intuitively sensed the end of their lives approaching and knew that was the only way for their beloveds to be saved from the horror of extermination. Sep 28, 2016 it even refused to allow sendler to travel to tel aviv to receive her award and see the tree planted in her name along the avenue of the righteous. Irena sendler simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the name of their mothers, an hourlong documentary about a group of young polish women who outfoxed the nazis during world war ii to save the lives of thousands of jewish children. Irena sendler stories of women who rescued jews during the. Such events can also produce beautiful actions like the breathtakingly brave rescue of 2500 jewish children by sendler and her network of helpers in occupied poland.
Promo for feature documentary on irena sendler, a member of the polish underground who helped rescue hundreds of jewish children from the warsaw ghetto during wwii. Irena sendler saves jewish children from the warsaw ghetto. Factbased drama about irena sendler anna paquin, a polish social worker who saved nearly 2500 jewish children from being deported to death camps during world war ii by placing them with polish. Her father died in february 1917 from typhus contracted while treating patients whom his colleagues refused to treat in fear of contracting the disease, among them many jews. There was a huge turn out november 7, 2011 at buffalos canisius college to view mary skinners documentary irena sendlerin the name of their mothers. Irena saved at least 2,500 jewish children from certain death during the holocaust. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Irena sendler in the name of their mothers order at shop pbs.
Sendler is the polish holocaust heroine who, with her team from the clandestine organization zegota, saved about 2,500 children from the warsaw ghetto in world war ii. Extensive archive footage and interviews with survivor, sendler, her coworkers and the children she. And yet, while she was hailed for her work by those she had helped, for years, she wasnt permitted to tell her story. Download our mobile app for onthego access to the jewish virtual library. Irena sendler was a polish woman who along with her trusted network is credited to have saved the lives of 2,500 jewish children during the holocaust. Assisted by some two dozen other zegota members, sendler smuggled 2,500 jewish children out of the.
In the name of their mothers dvd,this is the story of 29yearold irena sendler who saw the suffering of warsaws jews, and reached out to her. Irena stanislawa sendler 15 february 1910 12 may 2008 was a nurse and social worker in warsaw, poland. During world war ii, hitlers nazi regime built the warsaw ghetto, a 16 block area in the city of warsaw, poland, and proceeded to herd over 500,000 polish jews behind its wall to await annihilation. This past week, pbs premiered the latest film by ken burns.
They were registered under fictitious christian names, and to prevent inspections. She knew what the nazis plans were for the jews being german. It is rumoured that she was a nominee for a nobel peace prize in 2007 but did not receive the honour. In the name of their mothers 2010 polish social worker irena sendler and other women save thousands of jewish children during world war ii. In the name of their mothers, an hourlong documentary about a group of young polish women who outfoxed the nazis during world war ii. During the wwii she saved about 2,500 jewish children from warsaws ghetto. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. This is the story of 29yearold irena sendler who saw the suffering of warsaws jews, and reached out to her most trusted colleagues for help, and outwitted the nazis during world war ii.
Whoever saves a single life, it is as if he had saved the whole world. Irena sendler, irena krzyzanowska, polish social worker born february 15, 1910, otwock, russian empire now in polanddied may 12, 2008, warsaw, pol. In pawiak prison, the nazi soldiers broke sendlers feet and legs, crippling her for life in their efforts to pry information from her. The nazis were planning on killing her, but she avoided death. It took place in november, coinciding with the naming in kielce of. Irena was a candidate for the 2007 nobel peace prize. His subject was waitstill sharp, a unitarian minister and his wife martha, who, during world war ii, helped smuggled at least 150 jews out of nazicontrolled areas, operating first in. In the name of their mothers 2011 starring irena sendler and jan. After the german occupation, the department continued to take care of the.
In the name of their mothers is her first featurelength documentary. Irena sendler was never anyone to bragshe always said that she simply did what she had to do. Petition reward irena sendler the nobel peace prize. She was greatly influenced by her father, who was a doctor to mostly poor jews. This article is within the scope of wikiproject poland, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of poland on wikipedia. Mother of the children of the holocaust anna mieszkowska, witold. The director of the film, mary skinner, was there to answer questions following a screening of the film which was a. Irena sendler poland when world war ii broke out, irena sendler was a 29yearold social worker, employed by the welfare department of the warsaw municipality. Irena sendler took advantage of her job in order to help the jews, however. And yet, while she was hailed for her work by those she had. Irena stanislawa sendler nee krzyzanowska, also referred to as irena sendlerowa in poland. They were registered under fictitious christian names, and to prevent inspections, the. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. From october 1943 she was head of the childrens section of zegota, the polish council to aid.
New book on holocaust heroine irena sendler by tilar. B this article has been rated as bclass on the projects quality scale. From irena sendler in the name of their mothers youtube. She escaped on the day she was to be executed, thanks to her friends in the resistance who had managed to bribe a german guard. Irena sendler 1910 2008 when hitler and his nazis built the warsaw ghetto and herded 500,000 polish jews behind its walls to await liquidation, many polish gentiles turned their backs or applauded.
Irena was put into hiding but still participated in her work with zegota. Sendler, whose underground name was jolanta, exploited her contacts with. Sendler is the polish holocaust heroine who, with her team from the clandestine organization zegota, saved about. Irena sendler ap photoalik kepliczwhat happens when an ordinary polish woman encounters extraordinary evil. In the name of their mothers tells the story of irena sendler and a group of young polish women some barely out of their teens who. It began with irena sandler, a 29yearold social worker who saw the torture and death wrought upon the jewish population of warsaw, poland. Sendler s authorized biography can also be purchased on the website. The courageous heart of irena sendler nathaniel parker. Words of irenas father on february 15th, 1910 born into a catholic family, irena krzyzanowki later became sendler when she married her first husband was born. Irena sendler savior of 2,500 jewish children community. This article is within the scope of wikiproject biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize wikipedias articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. An interview with irena sendlers daughter, janina zgrzembska.
Irena sendler was born in 1910 in warsaw and was raised in the town of otwock, a town about 15 miles from warsaw. Not much was known about sendlers story here in the u. Childhood, family and early life if you see someone drowning, you must jump in and try to save them, even if you dont know how to swim. Stanislaw krzyzanowski, a physician, and his wife, janina. For more information on irena sendler, or to contribute to the life in a jar foundation, go to. In 1965, she was recognised by yad vashem as one of the polish righteous among the nations and was later commemorated on a special coin with two others, created in 2009. This page is dedicated to her memory and to honour such a courageous woman. The german occupiers suspected sendlers involvement in the polish underground and. The director of the film, mary skinner, was there to answer questions following a screening of the film which was a more complete version of the pbs version. Life in a jar the courageous story of irena sendler. In the name of their mothers together, they rescued over 2,500 jewish children. Sendlers authorized biography can also be purchased on the website. Irena sendler friend of the jews i could have done more.
In the name of their mothers 2011 starring irena sendler and jan becker on dvd and bluray. Sendler and her coworkers gathered all of the records with the names and locations of the. Visit life in a jar for more information about the play. In the name of their mothers, directed and coproduced by american filmmaker mary skinner, brings this miraculous and profound story of human goodness to life. Irena sendler died 12 may 2008 aged 98 in warsaw, poland. In the very last scene we listen to irena sendler herself, giving an interview in 2005 thanking the courageous mothers. She became a polish nurse and social worker and used her skills to serve in the germanoccupied warsaw during world war ii. Obviously, her interest in poland is longstanding, and so is her appreciation for irena sendler, who became a personal friend.
They smuggled thousands of jewish children out of the warsaw ghetto and kept them safe until the end of the war. The courageous heart of irena sendler rotten tomatoes. The list was in the parcel sendler threw out the window that day, reburied by her compatriot. Irena saved thousands of polish children during the second world war. For sendler, a young mother herself, persuading parents to part with their. Trained as a social worker, sendler became 1942 a member of. Mary, the daughter of a polish wwii orphan, spent seven years making the film, which ive written about here and here. An interview with janina zgrzembska, daughter of irena sendler, has appeared on the swietokrzyskie internet portal. Irena sendler was born into a catholic family in poland in 1910. Irena sendler, in the name of their mothers, the story of a. New book on holocaust heroine irena sendler by tilar mazzeo.
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