The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

"How did one woman save 2500 children?"
  • 2009
  • 1 hr 36 min
  •  7.3  (119)
  •   Released

Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
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Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.
  • Release Date
    2009
  • Runtime
    1 hr 36 min
  • Language
    en
  • Rating
    7.3  (119)