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Irena Sendlerowa and the Polish women of World War II.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

PBS will be airing this Sunday a special program dedicated to the Polish Catholic women of World War II that fought against the Nazi Germans to save the Jewish children from annihilation. One of these women was Irena Sendlerowa (Irena … Continue reading →

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Irena Sendlerowa.

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

I’m disappointed that I missed the  Hallmark Hall of Fame television docudrama about Irena Sendlerowa.  But I came across these comments from Phyllis Chesler that are worth pondering: … yesterday was the fiend Hitler’s birthday and the day the United … Continue reading →

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Irena Sendlerowa: Member of the “decent” race.

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Irena Sendlerowa had a gentle and sparkling gaze. She was a giant of a human being, working against all odds to wrench 2500 children from the arms of their miserably desperate parents, risking her life as well as others in … Continue reading →

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