Irena Sendler

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Ep 262: During one of the darkest times in world history, this woman risked imprisonment, torture and death by firing squad to save thousands of children from the Nazis. This is the Irena Sendler story Sources for Today's Episode: The Guardian Yeshiva University News Irenasendler.org BBC TV movie called The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler. NY Times Holocaust memorial museum The book, Irena’s Children by Tilar Mazzeo www.neh.gov The Documentary, IRENA SENDLER In the Name of Their Mothers Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) TaskRabbit - Tackle your to-do list today and get 15% off your first task at TASKRABBIT.com or on the Taskrabbit app using promo code WAC. Taskrabbit—book trusted help for home tasks. Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: Schindler's List, Ghetto, Holocaust, Survivor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
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0:30.9	During one of the darkest times in world history, this woman risked imprisonment, torture, and
0:36.5	death to save thousands of children from the Nazis.
0:39.9	This is the Irena Sender story.
0:53.6	Whoa, this topic. Wow. I was kind of surprised when you read that start there or when you said your start.
1:02.3	Well, you know why I'm covering this case, right? Oh, because of the trip you just took. I didn't even put that together. Oh, really? Yeah. No, I don't know. You know what? I'm
1:12.5	tired today. I have like a little bit of a cold if you could probably hear it. I didn't sleep. So I'm
1:17.1	just like a little bit off. But tell the listeners about your trip. So last month I won an
1:24.0	incredible study abroad trip. I went to Berlin. I went to Warsaw,
1:33.5	crackout, and Prague. So this was with our colleague and friend, who's a historian, and you know,
1:38.5	I get to do lots of fun travel with him. Yes. And pretty much the class focus on the Holocaust and World War II. So we went to several sites such as concentration camps, Jewish ghettos.
1:44.7	And I kind of thought going into it, I'll probably end up covering someone that I learned about on the trip.
1:50.0	But what I wasn't prepared for is just how many women they would be to choose from.
1:54.3	Wow.
1:54.6	Because I learned about so many women.
1:57.1	But one really stood out to me, and that is Irena.
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