Adrestia Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) [b]Sunday, April 19, 9:00pm ET/PT[/b] [url="http://www.cbs.com/specials/courageous_heart/"]http://www.cbs.com/specials/courageous_heart/[/url] As a Polish Catholic social worker in the early 1940s, Irena Sendler created and led a conspiracy of women who moved in and out of Warsaw's Jewish Ghetto disguised as nurses employed by Warsaw's Health Department. Though they worked under the guise of merely attempting to prevent and contain the spread of Typhus and Spotted Fever, Sendler and her brave cohorts emerged each time with the children of consenting Jewish parents. The children were sometimes sedated and hidden inside boxes, suitcases and coffins as a means of rescuing them from their imminent deportation to death camps. They were given new identities and placed with Polish families and in convents. Sendler kept a hidden record of their birth names and where they were placed with the hope that they would some day be reunited with their own families. In 1943, the Nazis discovered Sendler's daring and dangerous ruse and arrested her. She was tortured by Gestapo agents and suffered broken feet. On the day of her scheduled execution she was rescued by "Zegota," the underground network with which she worked to save the Jewish children. Edited April 19, 2009 by Seven77 title edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame Vengier Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I would love to see that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 +J.M.J.+ you know what torks me off??? the fact that AL GORE got the Nobel Peace Prize instead of this lovely lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'm going to watch it! I have it set to record on the DVR (just in case I am not home or mom doesn't want to watch it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrestia Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1838419' date='Apr 17 2009, 09:48 AM']+J.M.J.+ you know what torks me off??? the fact that AL GORE got the Nobel Peace Prize instead of this lovely lady.[/quote] I know! This isn't the first example of questionable Nobel Prize awards... but probably the most egregious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ew, I gotta remember to watch this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessgianna Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1838419' date='Apr 17 2009, 09:48 AM']+J.M.J.+ you know what torks me off??? the fact that AL GORE got the Nobel Peace Prize instead of this lovely lady.[/quote] She will get her reward in heaven and I am sure it will be FAR greater then any prize on earth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsconditaInDeo Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Whoa! This looks great! I can't wait to watch this! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princessgianna Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 BTW I WANT TO SEE THAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 a fitting movie for Divine Mercy Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bus Station Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 [quote name='princessgianna' post='1839772' date='Apr 18 2009, 02:50 PM']She will get her reward in heaven and I am sure it will be FAR greater then any prize on earth![/quote] hopefully! I heard about this, I'll be sure to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Cool. I was just trying to find a way for me and the wifey to spend some quality time together tonight. What better way than snuggling up on the coach to watch a great movie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrestia Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 It's on now! Turn off the computer and turn on the TV!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [quote name='tgoldson' post='1840878' date='Apr 19 2009, 07:12 PM']It's on now! Turn off the computer and turn on the TV!![/quote] +J.M.J.+ it's not on for another hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Oh wow. Looks like a powerful story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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