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Irena Sendler had a huge impact on a lot of people's lives. Although it was unjustified back then today a lot of people know about her and her story. They admire her. This was such a selfless act. She knew what would happen to her if she was caught doing this but she continued on because she wanted to save as many people as she could. She had an entire team of about 20 people helping her do this. This heroic story of Irena Sendler has been made into lots of movies and books. It also has over 750,000 websites talking about her.

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If you want to learn more this website is a great place to look!

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Are you interested in having the presentation come to your area? Life in a Jar is a dynamic program touching the Holocaust, ethics, education, respect and unsung heroes. It brings a message of hope, not despair.

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Life in a Jar - The Courageous Story of Irena Sendler

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Protestant kids from rural Kansas, discovered a Polish Catholic woman who saved Jewish children. Irena Sendler and these students chose to repair the world. This web site shares the legacy and life of Irena Sendler, plus her 'discovery' for the world.

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Sendler met Teresa Körner in a village near Warsaw in the autumn of 1942 or in the first months of 1943. The girl had witnessed the deaths of her parents and her sister. Sendler placed her in a Central Welfare Council camp, where Teresa took care of the children. For a few years after the War, she lived with Irena Sendler and her husband Stefan Zgrzembski (Adam Celnikier).

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Irena Sendler lived in the Warsaw Ghetto. The Warsaw Ghetto opened in November 1940. The ghetto was enclosed by a wall that was over 10 feet high, topped with barbed wire, and closely guarded. The ghetto's extreme overcrowding, minimal rations, and unsanitary conditions led to disease, starvation, and the death of thousands of Jews each month. 83,000 Jews died of starvation and disease. The population of the ghetto was estimated to be over 400,000 Jews. German authorities forced ghetto residents to live in an area of 1.3 square miles, with an average of 7.2 people per room.

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Most Distinguished Social Worker Award.

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Irena Sendler was born on February 15, 1910, in Warsaw.  At the University of Warsaw, Irena studied law and Polish studies. She is a Polish Catholic. Irena worked as a nurse, social worker, activist, and humanitarian aid worker. Sadly, Irena passed away on May 12, 2008.

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“Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.” - Irena Sendler

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During WWII, Irena Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish people from the Warshaw Ghetto. Most of the people were children but there were some adults too. Out of all the children she saved, none of them were reunited with their parents because their parents were killed. When the Gestapo found out what Irena was doing they severely tortured and sentenced her to death.

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This is the tree, an apple tree in Piotrowska’s garden on 9 Lekarska Street in Warsaw, where Irena buried all of the children's identities. The person next to the tree is one of the survivors that Irena helped.

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Her parents are Janina Krzyżanowska and Stanisław Krzyżanowska. Irena had no siblings. She had 3 kids, a daughter, and 2 sons. Janina, Adam, and Andrzej. Janina was born in 1905 she is the oldest. Andrzej was born in 1948. Adam was born in 1949.

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Irena Sendler has received many awards for her heroic efforts. She received the Gold Cross of Merit in 1946. Irena was awarded another Gold Cross of Merit in 1956. In 1963, she received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1965, she was awarded Righteous Among the Nations. Although the exact date is unknown sometime around the year 2000 Irena was awarded the Most Distinguished Social Worker. She received the Order of the White Eagle in 2003. The Order of the White Eagle is Poland's highest honor. In 2008, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.