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Who was Irena Sendler?
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.
Carried forward today lowellmilkencenter.org
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Lowell Milken Center for Unsung HeroesGrew from the student project that rediscovered her; its mission is surfacing unsung heroes through storytelling.Visit lowellmilkencenter.org ↗Life in a Jar: Irena Sendler Projectirenasendler.org ↗Questions answered from the sources below
Questions about Irena Sendler
Who was Irena Sendler?
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.
Who carries Irena Sendler’s cause forward today?
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes. Grew from the student project that rediscovered her; its mission is surfacing unsung heroes through storytelling.
Where is this account of Irena Sendler sourced?
Life in a Jar: Irena Sendler Project, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009), Yad Vashem and Wikipedia. Each is linked under Sources on this page.
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Sources
- Life in a Jar: Irena Sendler Projectfoundation · irenasendler.org
- The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)film · imdb.com
- Yad Vashemarchive · yadvashem.org
- Wikipediareference · en.wikipedia.org
