Posing as a sanitation inspector, Irena Sendler carried Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto in toolboxes and ambulances, and recorded their true names so families could one day be reunited.
Historical · 1910–2008
Irena Sendler
She smuggled ~2,500 children out of the Warsaw Ghetto — and buried their names in jars.
More voices through the Origin door
People who built what was needed.
Origin · 1909–2015Nicholas Winton
He rescued 669 children — and said almost nothing about it for fifty years.
Origin · 1921–1943Sophie Scholl
She was 21 when she was executed for handing out leaflets.
Origin · 1912–1947?Raoul Wallenberg
He saved tens of thousands with paper he invented — then vanished into Soviet custody.
Held to the Light
A quiet note when a new voice is lifted up. You’re in good company.