Irena Sendler was born in 1910 in Warsaw, Poland and worked to help people and alleviate suffering. During Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II, she helped hide and save over 2,500 children from the Nazis by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, risking her life. For her heroic efforts rescuing children from the Holocaust, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, though her efforts were not widely known until later in life.
Irena Sendler was born in 1910 in Warsaw, Poland and worked to help people and alleviate suffering. During Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II, she helped hide and save over 2,500 children from the Nazis by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, risking her life. For her heroic efforts rescuing children from the Holocaust, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, though her efforts were not widely known until later in life.
Irena Sendler was born in 1910 in Warsaw, Poland and worked to help people and alleviate suffering. During Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II, she helped hide and save over 2,500 children from the Nazis by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, risking her life. For her heroic efforts rescuing children from the Holocaust, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, though her efforts were not widely known until later in life.
Summary and Analysis of Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto: Based on the Book by Tilar J. Mazzeo