How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis - Iseult Gillespie
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2 жыл бұрынGet to know the story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who saved over 2,000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
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In 1943, Irena Sendler and Janina Grabowska froze when they heard Gestapo pounding on the front door. Knowing she was minutes from arrest, Irena tossed Janina her most dangerous possession: a glass jar containing the names of over 2,000 Jewish children she’d smuggled to safety from the Warsaw Ghetto. Who was this courageous woman? Iseult Gillespie details the life and legacy of Irena Sendler.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Chloé Gérard.
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@David_Goldberg 2 жыл бұрын
My great-grandmother's life was saved by her. She's a true hero to whom my family is deeply thankful.
@crtzy9626 2 жыл бұрын
Wow
@idk._.9958 2 жыл бұрын
Damnn
@moonchild8477 2 жыл бұрын
wow
@jellytoes6143 2 жыл бұрын
dang
@firewired3230 2 жыл бұрын
If she had not been saved you wouldn’t exist!
@kein-lebenx-x2197 2 жыл бұрын
Why don't we learn about her in school? She's so inspiring
@MarieTilly 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@yakigesher-zion7289 2 жыл бұрын
Be the schools and the United States itself are riddled Antisemitism
@capitaopacoca8454 2 жыл бұрын
school doesn't want you to have a brain and a heart. They want you to live a dull life with hollow goals.
@MarieTilly 2 жыл бұрын
@@capitaopacoca8454 dude to what kind of school did you go 😅
@capitaopacoca8454 2 жыл бұрын
@@MarieTilly My school is pretty good, but it can't be said about others.
@d_stha 2 жыл бұрын
Helping others with zero expectations from them is actually the true humanity.
@diederpalland4375 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot the part where she even said she still feels guilt for not doing enough... If that doesn't show how devoted she was to helping people idk.
@sunhavenhome1278 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. We need more people like her
@sunhavenhome1278 2 жыл бұрын
This is what being a true human is
@panda_invention1810 2 жыл бұрын
Haha 😄
@elwiwi4120 2 жыл бұрын
@@panda_invention1810 ?
@JiannaSandoval 2 жыл бұрын
"Irena" means Peace. Totally adding that to my list of potential baby names now.
@barbarajoseph-adam8337 2 жыл бұрын
I acted as surrogate for a dear friend. When a daughter was born she let me name her. She was called Irena Valentina (Valentina after the cosmonaut).
@tomekkowal4780 2 жыл бұрын
In what language ?
@valentinaiakovidou7594 2 жыл бұрын
@@tomekkowal4780 russian. Although Irene (Iríni-Ειρήνη) is a greek name
@tomekkowal4780 2 жыл бұрын
@@valentinaiakovidou7594 i see
@martianmerit4285 2 жыл бұрын
That would be awesome.
@FinancialShinanigan 2 жыл бұрын
Irena shows that anyone can make a difference.
@billnyetherussianspy7070 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! For example that really depressed German boy! *wait no*
@NJP-Supremacist 2 жыл бұрын
@@billnyetherussianspy7070 why not?
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@McLovin-kk5it 2 жыл бұрын
But unfortunately many are not willing to make a difference.
@solartree9301 2 жыл бұрын
@@cameorelaxingmusic3125 Did you have to do that
@shakuntalapatra6167 2 жыл бұрын
It's frightening to think how many such noble acts have been forgotten.
@geraldgrenier8132 2 жыл бұрын
Or in this case surpresses
@jaylewis9876 2 жыл бұрын
Yes how many didn’t keep a jar of names? Or were executed and could never contact anyone that was rescued? Each child would have no idea how many others were helped
@pursuitsoflife.6119 2 жыл бұрын
Shakuntala, recognition is not something that helpful people crave. The act of helping and saving people's lives is much more rewarding than just mere recognition. Yet I can see how it can be frightening to us who won't know of such remarkable people
@subodhgarg5531 2 жыл бұрын
They died doing what they loved. I'm sure they were satisfied with what they had accomplished. That satisfaction of having lived a purposeful life is much more important than any praise they might receive as their legacy.
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@vic_7806 2 жыл бұрын
"i did so little" girlboss you saved more lives than people i can remember
@blueshoes5145 2 жыл бұрын
❤
@justinewilson463 2 жыл бұрын
She reminds me of Oskar Schindler when he says he could have saved so many more.
@yyg4632 2 жыл бұрын
it shows she wished she could do even more. a hero
@bored_potato 2 жыл бұрын
"I could have saved one more."
@myfinevoice5158 2 жыл бұрын
"Girlboss" is an underrated term. She's beyond girl or boss. She's doing a god's job.
@LaurennM360 2 жыл бұрын
There’s a wonderful biography about her called “Irenas children” if you like reading. You won’t be disappointed
@barbarajoseph-adam8337 2 жыл бұрын
I concur, it’s a brilliant read.
@han2868 2 жыл бұрын
its amazing! ive read it! wonderful book.
@syifahah 2 жыл бұрын
THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
@tired.daydream3524 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I read it too, it’s incredible.
@random.6231 2 жыл бұрын
thank you
@anamsamiha7704 2 жыл бұрын
"To save one Jewish child, ten Poles and two Jews had to risk death. To betray that same child and the family that hid him required only one informer or, worse still, one blackmailer. The risk of being caught by the SS was not prison, but death- death for the entire family." -Irena Sendler
@emilia8511 2 жыл бұрын
@@NJP-Supremacist i- ok then let’s just ignore people who lived through it and years of history?
@ataco9206 2 жыл бұрын
@@NJP-Supremacist imagine denying a genocide
@NJP-Supremacist 2 жыл бұрын
@@ataco9206 imagine falling for a nefarious trick because muh emotions
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@nhandinh7404 2 жыл бұрын
@@NJP-Supremacist It is not some trick. It happened and everyone knows that. Denying this is like denying that you live in a house in front of your house.
@droidgracie4121 2 жыл бұрын
Shame on me that I learned about Irena Sendler only today. Now reading more articles about her, plus searching for the movie “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler”.
@WillyEckaslike 2 жыл бұрын
its a huge fabrication
@ipadair7345 2 жыл бұрын
@@WillyEckaslike by whom,
@marianbuduroi6463 2 жыл бұрын
@@WillyEckaslike it's a what?
@WillyEckaslike 2 жыл бұрын
@@marianbuduroi6463 porky pies...i would go into detail but the ) // ooze heavily censor on YT and it just gets dee leet d
@CarlosAM1 2 жыл бұрын
@@WillyEckaslike imagine saving 2000 children and then having some armchair expert on the internet say its fake...
@rosefutureyou 2 жыл бұрын
We must not oversee Janina's courage.
@Melimop5178 2 жыл бұрын
I think it’s irena
@denise7090 2 жыл бұрын
@@Melimop5178 Janina was Irena's friend
@hindisikhnewaalaa Жыл бұрын
Yes, but you mean _overlook_ .
@deborahblackvideoediting8697 9 ай бұрын
Agreed. I would imagine that even having the names in one's possession would be cause for the death penalty.
@hippoge7987 2 жыл бұрын
*THESE* are the stories they don't teach in our schools. *THESE* are the people they don't honor in our books. This is why our history education needs to be improved.
@martim664 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, we learn about it in Poland
@tavianbroadhead78 2 жыл бұрын
American History is horrid, but this story isn't related to the US at all, so I understand it being left out.
@andromedamessier3176 2 жыл бұрын
@@tavianbroadhead78 actually I think the US history has many good things too that are being left out. You only hear the bad, but did you know that there are many people call “abolitionists” look when there is bad people, there is also good people. Focus on both. And world history is barely being taught in the US. History is always in a grey area.
@tavianbroadhead78 2 жыл бұрын
@@andromedamessier3176 idk what you are trying to say, but if you think all we do is focus on the bad you might just not listen lmao. History demonizes our enemies and makes our people into heroes, regardless of actual intent. I also never said US history was good, actually the opposite.
@fish5643 2 жыл бұрын
Yes especially in the USA because we also need to learn about ww2 impact on the world
@matthewhampshire1088 2 жыл бұрын
Not all hero's wear capes.
@ModfrPlays 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@hazzmati 2 жыл бұрын
No they wear leather trench coats
@Rere-kk6cm 2 жыл бұрын
@The Fascist League ?? This wasn't copied
@juanvaldivia8001 2 жыл бұрын
@The Fascist League like your personality is not just an edgy copypaste
@cheapalopod8563 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, some heroes wear bras
@b.e.1601 2 жыл бұрын
"Whoever saves a life, saves the world entire."
@zakariaabdi5748 2 жыл бұрын
Quoted from the Quran
@chewieqtpie 2 жыл бұрын
"That is why We ordained for the Children of Israel that whoever takes a life, it will be as if they killed all of humanity; and whoever saves a life, it will be as if they saved all of humanity"
@gradientO 2 жыл бұрын
@@appleslover that statement doesn't always mean the opposite is automatically true
@015prabhatkumar6 2 жыл бұрын
A dialogue in Schindler's list movie
@donpula6349 2 жыл бұрын
@@015prabhatkumar6 Thats right. Also there was a movie about Irene Sendler. Its name "The Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler".
@sayanchakraborty2619 2 жыл бұрын
After escaping from the face of Death, she says: “I continue to have qualms of conscience that I did so little” Words of a real hero for sure!
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@trungduong4040 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@tourmelion9221 2 жыл бұрын
An incredible person
@ragantate3995 2 жыл бұрын
That means she wished she could have done even more.
@ryanclemons1 2 жыл бұрын
@@ragantate3995 yes that is what it means +1 to your credit.
@heddai2573 2 жыл бұрын
I think this is especially beautiful as this is among other things a story of empathy even between generations, Religions and nationalities. We can all learn a bit, always helping others no matter if it's picking up a book or helping people escape death or oppression.
@gradientO 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@gray2156 2 жыл бұрын
innit.
@cibble3899 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@Sk8rJayman 2 жыл бұрын
www.youtubesz.com/watch?v=KyfbAgPuYyF
@aisadal2521 2 жыл бұрын
What a powerful story! It's a shame Sandler's story isn't more well known, doubly so that the Polish government tried to supress her story
@amandadane868 2 жыл бұрын
The question is why. Was it due to her being socialist? Poland was a communist country under the Warsaw Pact. You’d think the Soviet government would have lauded her.
@WillyEckaslike 2 жыл бұрын
@@amandadane868 the poles like anyone who understands the history of the time knows that her story is impossible....but gats views from the fools who frequent this sort of presentation
@TinTin-wo2db 2 жыл бұрын
The then-new government killed most of the resistance fighters and tried to suppress people like Witold Pielecki and so many more. Communists arrested or killed or oppressed anyone who helped during WWII.
@WillyEckaslike 2 жыл бұрын
@@TinTin-wo2db dont forget the R killed 22k polish officers and intelligensia ..the Kay ten massacre
@mirta22 2 жыл бұрын
I think every Pole knows Irena's story
@shrirammaiya9867 2 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, her happy ending was wholesome. I was expecting her to have a sad ending (like Anne Frank).
@barbarajoseph-adam8337 2 жыл бұрын
Miep Gies had a good ending, since you brought up Anne Frank.
@ASmartNameForMe 2 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time deciding which part of Anne Frank's story I feel worse for, the fact that she was murdered in her teens, or the fact that she had her diary published worldwide...
@nevermind3316 2 жыл бұрын
@@ASmartNameForMe I'm pretty sure it was her own wish to have her diary published once all that was over.
@asmaatif5868 2 жыл бұрын
Anne wanted to release her dairy after the war but died before she could. She wrote her dream of beeing a famous writer and wanting to publish her dairy. Her father read the dairy and published it for anne so her dream can come true.
@ASmartNameForMe 2 жыл бұрын
@@asmaatif5868 well that’s both depressing and happy at the same time. Still though, I’ll never understand wanting that myself, though I suppose I didn’t go through half of what she did
@falkerwyscray9067 2 жыл бұрын
Saving a child saves the future. She created a momentum for those children that goodness can never discriminate.
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
then why do jews today advocate for abortion so much?
@ximena15367 2 жыл бұрын
“You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.” ― Irena Sendler, Life In A Jar
@sweedy6647 2 жыл бұрын
Like by throwing a life preserver or calling someone who can swim? Cos jumping into a river when you can't swim to save someone just means two drowning people.
@sweedy6647 2 жыл бұрын
@UCdsxUz5WD4-kNnvYMhM7_fg Yeah, try using the ways that don't involve you also drowning. If it's the thought that counts then put actual thought into how you can actually help the drowning person instead of recklessly diving in and risking two lives instead of one.
@ximena15367 2 жыл бұрын
@@sweedy6647 it's the thought that counts
@sweedy6647 2 жыл бұрын
@@ximena15367 That's what I'm saying lol why'd you delete your reply
@ximena15367 2 жыл бұрын
@@sweedy6647 Sorry didn't know how to reply but hey I'm here now
@werdna1969 2 жыл бұрын
This must be Sendler’s list that I heard so much about.
@Charlie-yq8hu 2 жыл бұрын
Schindler's list is a similar case of helping people escape (the film is beautiful, would recomend watching though its very upsetting)
@little_boy_blue 2 жыл бұрын
Irena Sendler (The one from this video) and Oskar Schindler (The Schindler's List) are two different people. Both good Human.
@MannanGoel 2 жыл бұрын
@@little_boy_blue he was joking tho anyways
@NJP-Supremacist 2 жыл бұрын
@@Charlie-yq8hu that film is a top notch comedy if you ask me
@samyty1530 2 жыл бұрын
@@NJP-Supremacist Why?? Also, no one asked you lol
@memecoofficialacc6629 2 жыл бұрын
For her to save over 2,000 children, and not leak a word about them, even when threatened with death, it was definitely God that sent her
@tareag993 2 жыл бұрын
Or maybe she was a good person
@pantallazopatucaso 2 жыл бұрын
or we are people, and we know what to do
@loner1878 2 жыл бұрын
And god did nothing for the other millions?
@Aryescent 2 жыл бұрын
or maybe everyone in the replies can respect other beliefs and move on.
@Adinas_music 2 жыл бұрын
God said trust me
@justanotherguy5832 2 жыл бұрын
"A person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality" 😌 I needed this ❤️
@mikshinee87 2 жыл бұрын
There was a whole network of people who saved those children. There is a reason why Irena used the pronoun "we" instead of "I" in her interviews. That said, she deserves as much recognition as Schindler who initially had no qualms about using free labor.
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
schindlers list is a great fictional comedy movie
@saipraveenkondapalli8979 2 жыл бұрын
I love how still after everything happened to her, and how many lives she saved, she didn't take recognition and praise for her work.such a great and generous soul.
@kitkat6739 Жыл бұрын
In 3rd grade, I found and article about her and was instantly hooked. I wrote my essay about her, and presented it in front of the class. I am so thankful that I was able to honor this true hero.
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
L
@utubedano 2 жыл бұрын
That last part reminded me of the ending in Schindler's list. Brought tears... What a hero! 👏
@WillyEckaslike 2 жыл бұрын
its utter bs
@miguelofthedark 2 жыл бұрын
@@WillyEckaslike explain?
@raspberrycrowns9494 2 жыл бұрын
This was also the case with Sir Nicholas Winton. Wishing they could've done more is a great sign of humanity in someone that can burden them for the rest of their life. After seeing the horrors of ww2 you'd have survivor's guilt too
@KaneShugar 2 жыл бұрын
The real Schindler didn’t have that reaction until many years afterward, though. It was changed for the dramatic value for the film.
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
@@KaneShugar so jews lied for dramatic effect, amazing
@annpoopoo 2 жыл бұрын
My school has a whole comic book series about her and I've read all of them. She truly is a hero!
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
LMFAO
@saddozz 2 жыл бұрын
"One person is enough to change the world", how true! The narrator and animation are awesome!
@ppowersteef Жыл бұрын
Going through physical and mental torture, even sentenced to death, and still not leaking any information AND surviving the end of the war, that feels very special. Her life was a godsend.
@talk1425 2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow I’m super early for this. This is incredible. What a powerful story.
@absolutewisp 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely reassuring to see people remember the little sparkle of wellness of the times as horrible as WW2
@Aki-gb8gm 2 жыл бұрын
Sadly theres not much attention on the resistance and and acts of kindess like this because a lot of the people who did it ended up killed by the nazis :(
@flufflecake9232 2 жыл бұрын
@@Aki-gb8gm jee that's really unfortunate :(
@Aki-gb8gm 2 жыл бұрын
@sam's club damn who hurt u
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
WW2 was horrible because Europe demonized Germany instead of the jewish invaders attacking it
@anthonyburn1010 11 ай бұрын
"Little sparkle of Wellness" is almost damning with faint praise. What she did wentcwell beyond such a vanilla concept as "Wellness". :-)
@pillows3468 2 жыл бұрын
Proud graduate of "Social Work" degree here. People should know more about this job's dedication to save peoples' lives physically, mentally, everything as a whole.
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
you literally learned nothing other than ZOG propaganda, what a useless degree that teaches you nothing of real value
@ryankerwinpo4377 2 жыл бұрын
Irena Sendler is an reminder that amidst hate and prejudice in the world; there are those who would risk their lives to make a difference. Truly inspiring.
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
where are all these heroic jews today then?
@jamesmagdaraog5905 2 жыл бұрын
I am always in awe of people who were able to identify a sickened society who were able to oppose the tradition and saw it wrong ang unjust, only great minds can do that and in my opinion is thw highest form of intelligence.
@wroanee 2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more!
@ankitapachani5437 2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully put. I completely agree to this.
@emmanuelplaza4435 2 жыл бұрын
This makes me anxious of asking myself, "What do you want to be remembered for?"
@yassi8814 2 жыл бұрын
She had the type of courage we must all aspire to have
@kokonutmilkshake703 2 жыл бұрын
That's great and all because she lived to tell her legend but can you imagine all the other unlucky heroes like her who fell. Never to be heard of again.
@hmmAnonymous 2 жыл бұрын
RIP their soul... May all of their souls get justice
@jlongino51823 4 күн бұрын
I was a paramedic for 23 years and she saved more people than all the people I worked with in 23 years! Hero.
@5v311 2 жыл бұрын
Irena is an amazing human being and I’m astounded that there was someone this brave and courageous civilian during the war.
@clairejasper1864 2 жыл бұрын
I did an essay on this In 7th grade. We had to do an essay about some thing that is very heart touching to us and this is what I chose. Irene is amazing
@lucacamilleri4215 2 жыл бұрын
Instead of being a trophy for heads of state that often bombed the Middle East or didn’t do their utmost to protect human rights, the Nobel Peace Prize should be given to these individual people that didn’t have the strength of a nation behind them, but did more for human rights and the furtherance of peace than anyone else
@mariahanczewska8109 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this is a lesson very worth sharing... thank you very much, TED-ed! It's always nice to hear a foreigner pronouncing Polish surnames correctly... anecdote; Supposedly, one of the ways to get the children out of the ghetto was to hide them on a cart, among the packages.One of Sendler's friends was driving the cart.To prevent the sentries from hearing the crying of the younger children, he would always take a barking, loud dog with him so that he would drown out everything and distract the guards.I was surprised no one said about it ... "Zegota" is shortcut of "Rada Pomocy Żydom", operates thanks to Polskie Państwo Podziemne and the polish autorities in exile.Since we share information, I decided to mention about it. :-) Have a nice day!
@barbarajoseph-adam8337 2 жыл бұрын
Great input, thanks for sharing!
@a_world_of_learning 8 күн бұрын
That's very interesting, thanks for sharing.
@AwantikaSaraf 2 жыл бұрын
She named her daughter after her friend Janina... That is so beautiful ❤️❤️
@mohsinraza2120 2 жыл бұрын
"I continue to have qualms of conscience that i did so little". Such selfless people are legendary ❤️
@kamilakomor5815 Жыл бұрын
I am from Poland and i am very glad that the material about Irena Sendlerowa was created
@apollodazzling7420 2 жыл бұрын
One true act of kindness always sparks another, thank you ted ed for telling this amazing story of sacrifice and human kindness :)
@humeranaz8752 2 жыл бұрын
People with a heart beating for others conquer every shore they set foot on.
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@thelittlethings2170 2 жыл бұрын
Some people are so determined. Some children are more determined than adults. Feel grateful that you never had to go through any of this.
@GB-uc3ni 2 жыл бұрын
"I could have saved more" this kind from Schindler's list is one of the most heartbreaking ones in cinema.
@IO-hh3gw 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know why this made me emotional especially the things she said at the end!! She's an ICON!!
@docbaker3333 2 жыл бұрын
Our schools need to raise awareness of truly courageous and selfless women like this. She is a inspiration to people all over the world especially to the children whose lives she saved.
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
This never happened and is easily disproven with real historical research, which is why it isn't popular
@bootlegmallsanta5929 2 жыл бұрын
We need more people like her, people who are willing to die to help and protect those who can’t protect themselves
@plantjunkie69 Жыл бұрын
stories like these are just so awesome and rare i love them, it makes me so happy, i could cry, seeing people selflessly helping less fortunate people. its almost unimaginable what everyone who experienced that had to go through💜
@NJP-Supremacist Жыл бұрын
you know so little, it's embarrassing
@junhowpeng3470 2 жыл бұрын
Her story was taught in senior high school English textbook in Taiwan, which is why I watched this video. Her brave and inspiring story will be remembered.
@ilovemikeydotcom 2 жыл бұрын
Her story really needs to be made into a movie.
@shoeling 2 жыл бұрын
there already is one- ‘The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler’ :)
@andreaf8404 2 жыл бұрын
this is so amazing and inspiring. we need to learn more about these heros when we study these tragedies.
@Jobe-13 2 жыл бұрын
Man, imagine if the kids had gotten caught. Yikes. What brave people.
@ryansullivan9192 2 жыл бұрын
A few probably did
@BoyProdigyX Жыл бұрын
Warsaw seems full of stories of courageous defiance, and inspiring resistance. Legacies we must NEVER forget.
@mawkernewek 2 жыл бұрын
a bit of a scandal that when she was under consideration for a Nobel Peace Prize it was instead won by Al Gore for a slideshow
@WillyEckaslike 2 жыл бұрын
they were both liars but Als lies made more money
@alx8571 2 жыл бұрын
@@WillyEckaslike Shh 🤫
@Jessica-in7qt 2 жыл бұрын
The nominees for Nobel prizes aren't released, so how are we to know that this is true? She definitely deserved this prize, though.
@this_is_patrick 2 жыл бұрын
Fake news. While it is possible, nobody really knew if she was actually nominated or even became the runner-up for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Neither the Nobel Foundation (who has pledged to keep information involved in their decision-making a secret for five decades after each award ceremony) nor the party that supposedly nominated Irena Sendler spoke of this.
@slawini 2 жыл бұрын
The fact is, she was one of 181 nominees in 2007. Her role was rather symbolic as she was not widely known at that time. And sadly, next year she died. (Nobel prize is awarded to a living person).
@sol4832 Жыл бұрын
You can save hundreds and thousands. But your heart will always be filled with sorrow by those who you could not save.
@user-yd1du5ny2i 10 күн бұрын
Her story is one of my favorites of the war!! The fact that she was tortured and STILL didn't give up the information, is inspiring.
@XericSol 2 жыл бұрын
She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. You'll never guess who the committee thought was more deserving than she.
@kboombite 2 жыл бұрын
The idea of my parents having to leave me for my safety breaks me, I'd rather die with them. I know that the parents and children in this story felt this but a million times worse.
@deepapatricia Жыл бұрын
Where giving one dollar to the needy is filmed and announced on video these days, this amazing lady kept this great deed to herself is exactly what the Bible meant with the words, "let your right hand know not what your left hand is doing". God bless her soul.
@lilycloyd3506 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite book ever is called 'Life in a Jar' and it's all about Irena Sendler! I saw this title and knew what it was about before watching!!
@hororofan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much youtube!! Im currently making a prensentation about Irena Sendler and this is exactly what I needed!
@thatweirdguywhostalkspeopl1908 2 жыл бұрын
I really admire these kinds of people, not just for their courage, but also their ingenuity. Managing these kinds of operations takes a lot to keep them running and undetected, and if I were in their place, I’d had gotten caught quite quickly.
@thatgamerboy3467 Жыл бұрын
"if the past is forgotten history will repeat it self" -someone probably
@alwaysshit 2 жыл бұрын
This is my first time learning about her, but thank you, Ms. Sendler.
@whitehat2709 2 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking story. And a powerful ending to remember.
@SuperMustache555 2 жыл бұрын
I worked on an art project about Irena Sendler for the Unsung Heroes project for the Lowell Milken Foundation. She's such an inspiration, a true upstanding citizen who doesn't crack under the pressure of surrounding bigotry
@eccentricel6089 2 жыл бұрын
We should learn this in school! She did an amazing thing and helped so many!
@yurineri2227 2 жыл бұрын
5:30 that line gave me literal chills, what an amazing person
@Victor-07-04 2 жыл бұрын
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@steelmeal5871 2 жыл бұрын
I have been watching your videos for over a year now and have learned so much, thanks TED-Ed!
@cameorelaxingmusic3125 2 жыл бұрын
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@nathancruz302 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine going through torture both physically and psychologically but still feeling like you haven't done enough to help .. Damn Irena u one tough polish Mother Teresa
@ikeekieeki 2 жыл бұрын
i never knew about her. thank you for showing everyone her story.
@RedApples91 2 ай бұрын
What an incredible human being, her deeds should never be forgotten. I can't begin to imagine how painful it must have been for the parents to let their children be smuggled out of the country, without knowing what would happen to them and if they would ever meet again.
@akarichang9860 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing
@danielkhong1980 2 жыл бұрын
This person deserves the Nobel Peace Prize!!!!!
@ellesandralady8596 2 жыл бұрын
She is a hero! From what I could tell all of the kids that she saved has families and even have grandkids and great grandkids! She and many people at the time and future hero’s decades later
@rebeccahannigan5419 2 жыл бұрын
We should all strive to be as compassionate and resolute as Irena was. Thank you for sharing her story
@khushboobhandari7663 2 жыл бұрын
This gives me so much of hope for my own country India where minority communities are often discriminated against.
@yashsawarn9050 2 жыл бұрын
definitely. it may happen in our lifetime.
@satyasowmyamudunuri1796 2 жыл бұрын
you have to be joking. except one notorious minority, the rest of the communities have been living absolutely happily
@anthonyzheng1246 2 жыл бұрын
@@satyasowmyamudunuri1796 wonder where you got that info from
@vegetable1495 2 жыл бұрын
@@satyasowmyamudunuri1796 the rise of Hindu nationalism and the oppression of Punjabi farmers doesn’t seem good for minorities, man
@Ang3lina26 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, more of this in history books! A truly remarkable person.
@claireworld_ 2 жыл бұрын
I literally started bawling with this video. So proud of her! People should talk more about her!
@MGongopadhyay 2 жыл бұрын
Angel without wings
@folfol3008 2 жыл бұрын
It ran goosebumps all over my body. This deserves more notice and of course a movie.
@kimturner1963 2 жыл бұрын
Even after doing so much, she remained humble and selfless, true to the cause and not any selfish desire.
@MyAura 2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing human being! Very empathetic towards others, very giving and courageous as well.. risks her own life to save countless others.
@AryanSharma-qj4eu 2 жыл бұрын
Man these people make my eyes water and inspire me to do good deeds while I am alive.
@franekkkkk 2 жыл бұрын
This story shows, that even in the worst times many people will help others and that in the end the brightness will prevail.
@dawnglianapachuau6433 2 жыл бұрын
Always brings tears to my eyes when i hear act such as this.
@alkemy8224 2 жыл бұрын
This could be a marvelous movie..
@joannamysluk8623 2 жыл бұрын
There is a movie about her, actually.
@user-og6hz4wo5x 2 жыл бұрын
This will remain as one of the most inspiring stories for me..
@TheSaneInternational-SNI 2 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing.. jaw dropping.. wonderful.. every adjective is short to describe her... Just wow
@x0cx102 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I’ve heard about Schindler’s story and this is equally as courageous. I hope more people hear about their brave actions.
@jms6460 2 жыл бұрын
This looks exactly like SCHINDLER'S LIST
@3_up_moon 2 жыл бұрын
She's not the only one that did God's work to free the persecuted.
@pawel_tips911 2 жыл бұрын
Schindler was a part of Nazis system. His change was done too late
@sohamacharya171 2 жыл бұрын
As someone else said, Sendler's List.
@LastKnightonEarth 2 жыл бұрын
Wow... This story was really,very touching😢
@bobababy6089 2 жыл бұрын
This reminds me so much of schindler's list. That movie was sooo difficult to watch
@Pou1gie1 Ай бұрын
@1:45 This part feels eerily familiar. I wonder if their ancestors could have imagined that they would be doing the same thing to the Palestinians.
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