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Irena Sendler, 1910-2008

A friend of mine emailed me this article about Irena Sendler, who died yesterday at the age of 98. During World War II, she saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto and setting them up with false identities.

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2 comments

1 Punning Pundit { 05.13.08 at 5:20 pm }

I wish I had something better to say than "Awesome", but…

2 Scott Kirwin { 05.13.08 at 6:18 pm }

Irena had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Polish President in 2007, but Al Gore and the IPCC were deemed more deserving.

Since the prize is only for the living, she can’t receive it now.

I hope Gore and each and every member of the IPCC choke on it.

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