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Mar 21, 2016 · Irena Sendler was a Polish social worker who rescued 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. She was a member of Żegota, the Council to Aid Jews, and a Righteous Among the Nations by Israel's Yad Vashem. She died in 2008 at the age of 98.
Irena Stanisława Sendler (née Krzyżanowska), also referred to as Irena Sendlerowa in Poland, nom de guerre Jolanta (15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008), was a Polish humanitarian, social worker, and nurse who served in the Polish Underground Resistance during World War II in German-occupied Warsaw.
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Jun 7, 2019 · Irena Sendler was a Polish social worker, nurse, and director of the children's department for the Council for Aid to Jews, Zegota. She saved over 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII by smuggling them out under false names. She was recognized by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among the Nations and received many awards for her bravery and courage.
Learn about the life and legacy of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic woman who saved Jewish children during the Holocaust. Find out how she rescued children from the Warsaw Ghetto, formed a rescue network, and inspired a play based on her story.
Irena Sendlerowa was a Polish woman who, along with her underground network, rescued 2,500 Jewish children in Poland during World War II. Many of this number were already outside of the Ghetto and in hiding. Irena and the ten who went with her into the ghetto, used many, many methods to smuggle children out.
Irena Sendler (1910-2008) was a Polish social worker who helped Jews in Warsaw throughout the German occupation. She became a leading activist in Zegota after it was established in autumn 1942. From 1943, as head of the Children’s Section, she used her contacts with orphanages and other institutions to find hiding places for children.
May 18, 2008 · Irena Sendler, who died last week in Poland, was a Polish Catholic social worker who smuggled those kids out of the Warsaw ghetto.
