History and Hearsay

Heroes of the Holocaust: The Remarkable Story of Irena Sendler and the 2,500 Jewish Lives She Saved


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It’s late October, 1943, Irena, a courageous young woman, has spent years risking her life, but today, her time has run out. The Gestapo are pounding violently on the door and Irena knows they’ve come for her and the incriminating evidence she’s been hiding.  If the Gestapo find that small glass jar, it’s not just Irena’s life at risk but thousands of families. The fate of an entire underground resistance, hangs in the balance.

SOURCES: 

Movie about her life, WATCH HERE: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8izvrr 

https://www.pensacolastate.edu/life-jar-irena-sendler-project-psc-ashmore-auditorium-april-1-2/ 

https://www.ghettovenezia.com/en/the-history/ 

https://irenasendler.org/facts-about-irena/ 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123991537451426695

https://www.motl.org/irena-sendler-the-holocaust-heroine-who-saved-2500-jewish-children-from-nazi-evil/

https://www.vermontpublic.org/programs/2013-07-02/sendlers-list-how-one-polish-woman-saved-2-500-jewish-children 

https://www.lowellmilkencenter.org/programs/projects/view/life-in-a-jar/storytellers 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSn4kY65_w 

https://irenasendler.org/facts-about-irena/

https://www.neh.gov/article/irena-sendler-and-girls-kansas 

https://sprawiedliwi.org.pl/en/node/17651 

https://forward.com/schmooze/433307/who-is-irena-sendler-the-catholic-holocaust-hero-who-gal-gadot-will-play/

https://www.vermontpublic.org/programs/2013-07-02/sendlers-list-how-one-polish-woman-saved-2-500-jewish-children 

https://www.neh.gov/article/irena-sendler-and-girls-kansas

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