Irena Sendler quotes

Irena Sendler was a Polish social worker and humanitarian, renowned for her heroic efforts during World War II. As a member of the Polish underground, she helped save around 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto by smuggling them to safety. She is remembered as a symbol of courage, compassion, and selflessness. Here are 9 of her quotes:

Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory. (Irena Sendler)

Over a half-century has passed since the hell of the Holocaust, but its spectre still hangs over the world and doesn't allow us to forget.

Irena Sendler

Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.

Irena Sendler

I am the only person still alive of that rescuing group but I want everyone to know that, while I was coordinating our efforts, we were about twenty to twenty five people. I did not do it alone.

Irena Sendler

I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality.

Irena Sendler

I still carry the marks on my body of what those "German supermen" did to me then.

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The term 'hero' irritates me greatly.

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I continue to have pangs of conscience that I did so little.

Irena Sendler

People can be only divided into good or bad; their race, religion, nationality don't matter.

Irena Sendler

Irena Sendler

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Occupation: Polish Activist
Born: February 15, 1910
Died: May 12, 2008
Quotes count: 9
Wikipedia: Irena Sendler

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