Irena Sendler
Irena Stanisława Sendler | |
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 Irena Sendler in 1942 | |
| Born | 15 February 1910 |
| Died | May 12, 2008 (aged 98) |
| Occupation(s) | Nurse, Social worker |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Irena Stanisława Sendler (15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008) was a nurse and social worker in Warsaw, Poland. During World War II, when Poland was occupied by Nazis, she took about 2,500 Jewish children out of Poland with help from other members of the Żegota (pl) (The Polish Council to Aid Jews).[1] She was caught, and the Nazis tortured her.
The Nazis were planning on killing her, but she avoided death.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Irena Sendler Archived 2018-01-15 at the Wayback Machine at Yad Vashem website
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- Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers Archived 16 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine (PBS documentary, first aired May 2011)
- Irena Sendler Archived 2018-01-15 at the Wayback Machine – Righteous Among the Nations – Yad Vashem
- Irena Sendlerowa on History's Heroes – Illustrated story and timeline.
- Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
- Snopes discussion of an email regarding the Nobel Prize
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