|
To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE
"The Zookeeper's Wife," in Theaters Friday: the True Story of Two Christians Who Saved the Lives of Over 300 Jews"The Zookeeper's Wife" shows us how once again God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary deeds. When the State of Israel later honored the Żabińskis as Righteous Among the Nations the couple remained modest about their achievements. Deep down in their hearts they knew they were carrying out the Lord's work and did not need the recognition.
I recently attended an advanced screening of the movie "The Zookeeper's Wife". The movie is adapted from the book of the same name by author Diane Ackerman. It is based on the true story of Antonina and Jan Żabiński, a Christian husband and wife, who oversaw the many animals of the Warsaw Zoo in Poland during the 1930s with love and care. [Watch the official trailer for "The Zookeeper's Wife" here] The Warsaw Zoo flourished and became a destination under Antonina and Jan. People from all over Europe would visit. But the year 1939 marked a turning point. The Nazis invaded Poland and the world was plunged into World War II. Under the Nazi occupation, Poland was engulfed in fear and oppression. But no one suffered more than the Jewish population who would soon face persecution. Jan and Antonina saw the abuse at the hands of the Nazis. Their friends and the Jewish community at large were rounded up and hauled off to the Warsaw Ghetto. But despite the Nazi threat, the Żabiński's could not allow themselves to stand aside, in the face of such injustice and evil. They joined the Polish resistance and took it upon themselves to carry out a plan that snuck out Jews from the ghetto. Throughout the war, they sheltered and protected over 300 Jews at their beloved Warsaw Zoo keeping these guests safe from the Nazis who were constantly... Continue reading here. 
To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE
Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News America of 1976 Would Not Recognize Herself in Our 250th Year Baseball Players Refuse to Wear Pride Uniforms, Forced to Forfeit Canada: Carney Liberals Move to 'Force' Radical Internet Surveillance Bill through House Belfast Is Burning, and the Media Won't Say Why Israel, Hezbollah Agree to New Ceasefire after Conflict Delayed US-Iran Talks Report: Biden-Era FDA Spun Autopsy Results to Downplay COVID Vaccine Deaths in Kids, Letter Shows From Pulisic's 'Bible Time' to Team Prayer on the Field, US Gives 'Glory to God' at World Cup Good News: Gasoline Drops Below $4 A Gallon Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro Abandoning 30,000 Children as Democrats Push to Strip School Choice Canada's Parliament Officially Passes 'Bible Ban' Bill C-9 Occupied Britain: Muslim Rape Gang Report Warns against Dangers of Mass Immigration (Part 1) Obama Center Contractors Say Millions Are Owed VP Vance Defends Iran Deal, Says It Will Benefit Both America and Israel President Trump Signs MOU with Iran During Dinner at Palace of Versailles (VIDEO) [Watch] JD Vance Ventures Onto 'The View,' Serves Up an Unforgettable Schooling School District Pays $95K to Settle Lawsuit After Painting Over Bible Verse Tribute to Charlie Kirk Is MLB Treating Christians Differently? Senator Hawley Demands Answers Hundreds of Thousands of Antidepressants Recalled Over Potential Cancer Risk |
Subscribe to
|
[
All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.
Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.
| Home | Store | Subscribe | Facebook | Article Archive |