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Mar 21, 2016 · In 2008, Sendler was nominated for (but did not win) a Nobel Peace Prize. The story of her life was also captured in a 2009 TV movie The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler , which starred...
Mar 15, 2007 · Irena Sendlerowa, 97, who has been nominated for this year's Nobel peace prize, changed the identity of the children she rescued from the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and 1943 and placed them with...
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They wanted to know where she was buried. They were thrilled to discover that she was still alive! The girls, who by that time had written a ten-minute play, Life in a Jar, depicting Irena’s rescue efforts, decided to write to Irena, who was living with relatives in a tiny apartment in Warsaw.
Jun 7, 2019 · 7th June 2019 Righteous Gentiles. Irena Sendler was a Polish social worker, nurse, and director of the children’s department for the Council for Aid to Jews, Zegota (an underground resistance group during WWII). She has been recognized by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among the Nations, and awarded the Jan Karski for Valor and Courage.
May 18, 2008 · RAZ: The Polish Senate nominated Irena Sendler for the Nobel Peace Prize last year. They held a celebration in her honor but she was too frail to attend, so she sent letter, once again,...
(Poland) When World War II broke out, Irena Sendler was a 29-year-old social worker, employed by the Welfare Department of the Warsaw municipality. After the German occupation, the department continued to take care of the great number of poor and dispossessed people in the city.
Adam Mickiewicz Institute. About Us. FAQ. Contact. Privacy policy. Regulations. Irena Sendler's Beautifully Brave Heart. no-image, Irena Sendler's Beautifully Brave Heart. #language & literature. This Nobel Peace Prize nominee was largely unknown to the world until a group of teenagers in Kansas discovered her inspiring, heartbreaking life story.
