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Karen E.
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Courtesy of Patty over on the Picture Book forum:
Thank you, Patty!
Patty wrote:
This isn't a book recommendation, but an interesting story. In, I believe it was the late 1990's, a group of high school girls began a class project. They researched the life of a woman, Irena Sendler, who saved many Jewish children. The girls wrote a play about this woman (which we have seen) and eventually they traveled to Poland to meet her and to perform the play! They have performed this all over the U.S. and in other countries. The play is called "Life in a Jar" because Irena Sendler wrote these children's real names on slips of paper and buried them in a jar. The children's names were changed for their own protection.
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You're welcome, Karen! We saw this play last year when it was performed in Wichita. They also had a video presentation about Irene Sendler, and the girls' trip to Poland. I enjoyed that part as much as the play itself.
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I'm posting this to both WWII book threads:
Irena Sendler passed away yesterday. I read the obituary from the Washington Post today to my girls because her life was so amazing. May she rest in peace.
One thing I learned that upsets me is that she was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 2007. Unfortunately, a woman who saved 2500 children from death by the Nazis lost to a man who made a movie. 
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teachingmom wrote:
| Unfortunately, a woman who saved 2500 children from death by the Nazis lost to a man who made a movie. |
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And a misleading one at that!
Thanks, Irene, for the article - very interesting.
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I clicked on the obit and meandered down a little rabbit trail...I just ended up watching clips from "Sophie's Choice", a movie I've never seen. I saw the clip of Sophie having to make her choice...I don't know if I can watch the whole movie now. How could a mother make such a choice? Did she not really understand what was going to happen to the little girl (Eva?)? Did she think that sure and sudden death would be better than being in a concentration camp and having a high probability of dying anyway? Is the movie telling us that, deep down inside, we really do prefer some children over others?
Last question-should I watch the whole movie or will it just be too sad??
Sorry to hijack the original post!!
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I think Sophie's Choice is a sad, sad, sad movie, if that helps in making your decision.
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Back to Irene Sendler .... her story is being showed on Divine Mercy Sunday on CBS .... how cool is that?????
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Oh....heart wrenching  ....we have to go to bed now.....but I'm taping the last half to watch next weekend.
What did everyone think?
(....chills about the Divine Mercy Sunday / Holy Card connection!!!)
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Did anyone watch it? Was it good?
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I watched it. It was excellent. I highly recommend it for adults and teens. Use discretion with younger kids because it was very upsetting to watch much of it. (As many movies on that subject are.) I wish that more of her Catholicism was shown, however. But what can you expect from network TV?
By the way, Mary, can you point me to the source for the Divine Mercy/Irena Sendler connection? I'd be interested in sharing it. Thanks.
What an amazing inspiration Irena Sendler is!
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teachingmom wrote:
By the way, Mary, can you point me to the source for the Divine Mercy/Irena Sendler connection? I'd be interested in sharing it. Thanks.
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Irene,
Here you go: CNA's article
blog post with great background info
Hope that helps ....
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