The bravery of irena sendler and what she and her friends endured is incomprehensible but only part of the book is devoted to this. Irena sendler led a secret operation to successfully smuggle jewish. I appreciate that although the book focuses on irena sendler, it also shows and names some of the others who also risked their lives in zegota. As a member of zegota aka konrad zegota committee, the council to aid jews, she helped rescue 2,500 jewish children from the ghetto. Life in a jar the courageous story of irena sendler. After their play became an unexpected success, the young researchers had an opportunity to meet the forgotten hero whose amazing story they.
The film is a coproduction between american and polish companies. As a social worker, irena had access to the warsaw ghetto, making it possible for her to rescue the daughter of a jewish friend and safely hide the young girl wi. First, it is the story of the extraordinary irena sendler, the great rescuer of warsaw. This book tells the true story of irena sendler, a polish woman who saved 2,500 children during the purging of jewish people from warsaw during world war ii. How one woman helped save 2,500 children during the holocaust, is written by jennifer roy. Click download or read online button to get irena sendler book now.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This nobel peace prize nominee was largely unknown in america until a group of teenagers in kansas discovered her inspiring and heartbreaking life story. The hallmark hall of fame award winning dvd featuring anna paquin as irena sendler is now available to order. The irena sendler project by jack mayer the book, published by.
Irena sendler was a diminutive polish social worker who helped spirit more than four hundred children out of the warsaw ghetto during world war ii. She is an inspiring hero, and a great introduction to the holocaust and the righteous among the nations, the holocaust heroes and rescuers. Irena sendler and the children of the warsaw ghetto book. The courageous heart of irena sendler a mighty girl. The courageous heart of irena sendler tv movie 2009 imdb.
Irena sendler biography childhood, life achievements. Irena sendler was one of the most remarkable and most unlikely heroes of world war ii, saving 2500 jewish children during the german occupation of poland. This book offers the first english translation of the compelling heroine story of irena sendler, a polish catholic who organized the rescue of more than 2,500 jewish children from the warsaw ghetto during world war ii. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in history, as well as teachers of all subjects.
One is about irena sendler, a polish social worker who helped save 2,500 jewish children in. Irena sendlers letter to the polish senate 2007, as quoted in irena sendler, lifeline to young jews, is dead at 98 by dennis hevesi, may, 2008. Mar 10, 1984 irena sendler and the children of the warsaw ghetto, by susan goldman rubin is a great historical fiction book. Irena saved thousands of polish children during the second world war. During world war ii, irena sendler, a polish catholic social worker. It was the name of a young social worker in her thirties with the courage to take staggering risks and to save over 2,000 of those children from death and deportation. I would highly recommend having this book in a classroom library. Devising extraordinary schemes, she smuggled 2,500 little ones to safety in ambulances, suitcases, and wheelbarrows before being discovered by the gestapo. Irena sendler s letter to the polish senate 2007, as quoted in irena sendler, lifeline to young jews, is dead at 98 by dennis hevesi, may, 2008. The dvd is a great secondary addition to reading the life in a jar. Irena sendler and the children of the warsaw ghetto, by susan goldman rubin is a great historical fiction book. Synopsis irena sendler was born in otwock, poland, in 1910. The courageous heart of irena sendler is a 2009 television film directed by john kent harrison.
The irena sendler project is a work of creative nonfiction written by jack mayer and originally published in 2010. Apr 02, 20 life story of irena sendler, and how she saved thousands of people during the holocaust. This book offers the first english translation of the compelling heroine story of irena sendler, a polish catholic who organized the rescue of more than 2,500. May 1st is holocaust remembrance day it is also the national premiere of pbs in the name of their mothers, a documentary film about the polish social worker irena sendler, who saved 2,500 jewish babies and children from the warsaw ghetto and almost certain death at treblinka. The last time my book club got together we discussed the book, life in a jar. More than half is the story of the kansas schoolgirls who wrote and performed the play about it. It includes a firstperson description of sendlerowas arrest by the gestapo in 1943. In a few paragraphs, the article told about a polish social worker named irena sendler who smuggled almost 2,500 jewish children to safety during the nazi occupation of warsaw. The story of irena sendler, a social worker who was part of the polish underground during world war ii and was arrested by the nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 jewish children by smuggling them out of the warsaw ghetto. This web site shares the legacy and life of irena sendler, plus her discovery for. The new book is the second one that has been published in israel about sendlerowa in recent years.
Nationality, race, and religion do not play any role. After their play became an unexpected success, the young researchers had an opportunity to meet the forgotten hero whose amazing story they had helped bring to light in 2001. A social worker in the warsaw ghetto, sendler faced great risks to rescue jewish children from nazioccupied poland during wwii. Irena sendler, born irena kryzanowska, saved over 2,500 jewish children and babies from the warsaw ghetto. They were for a free and independent poland, but they were also for socialist, humanitarian values. The irena sendler project is based on a true story, it reads like a novel.
Irena sendler, irena krzyzanowska, polish social worker born february 15, 1910, otwock, russian empire now in polanddied may 12, 2008, warsaw, pol. Another gal hosted our group for a lively lunch and discussion. Irena sendler project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Irena sendler rescued hundreds of jewish children during the holocaust. Her tablescape irena sendler hid her list of names of the 2,500 children she saved by putting each of their names in a jar and burying the jar outside under an apple tree. Trained as a social worker, sendler became 1942 a member of zegota council to aid the jews, the polish underground organization.
Mother of the children of the holocaust, by anna mieszkowska, was published in israel in 2009. When the nazis invaded in 1939, irena was a social worker and so had access to the warsaw ghetto, where hundreds of thousands of jews were imprisoned. The foundation promotes irena sendlers legacy and encourages educators and students to emulate the project by. From the new york times bestselling author of the widow clicquot comes an extraordinary and gripping account of irena sendler the female oskar schindler who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in nazioccupied poland during world war ii in 1942, one young social worker, irena sendler, was granted access to the warsaw ghetto as a. This is a newly written book about irena sendler, the polish catholic social worker who saved over 2500 jewish children during the holocaust. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I have always avoided feeling the pain of the holocaust until i read life in a jar.
The irena sendler project by jack mayer is a powerful story of the holocaust and more. Oct 20, 2017 irena sendler was well aware of the danger, but that didnt stop her from risking everything to save the lives of over 2,000 jewish children. One is about irena sendler, a polish social worker who helped save 2,500 jewish children in warsaw from the nazis during world war ii. A fitting heir to a legacy of courage and sacrifice remembered today as the female oskar schindler, irena sendler was an activist and outspoken critic of antisemitic policies long before the. Liz had never heard of irena sendler and neither had mr.
The irena sendler project is his first nonfiction book. I let myself cry through many pages, horrified at how human. With anna paquin, marcia gay harden, goran visnjic, nathaniel parker. Susan goldman rubin is the author of more than fiftyfive books for children. In the fall of 1999, four young girls from kansas began research for a. Using toolboxes, ambulances, and other ingenious measures, irena sendler defied the nazis and risked her own life by saving and then hiding jewish children.
The irena sendler project are donated to the irena sendlerlife in a jar foundation. During world war ii she helped create over 3,000 false documents to help. Irena sendler download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The story of sendler and three high school girls was also told in a moving book, life in a jar. Irena sendler is a historical public figure, and she and her friends did the things i write about in this book. When the nazis invaded in 1939, irena was a social worker and so had access to the warsaw ghetto, where hundreds of thousands of jews. The foundation promotes irena sendlers legacy and encourages educators and students to emulate the project by focusing on unsung heroes in history to teach respect and understanding among all people, regardless of race, religion, or creed. She worked with the council to aid jews and smuggled children out of the ghetto.
Granted access to the ghetto as a public health specialist, irena sendler began by smuggling orphaned. This is a study based on her inspiring and courageous story using the picture book irena sendler and the children. This book details the trials and tribulations faced not only by irena but the people and children of warsaw. It is the inspirational story of protestant students from kansas, each carrying her own painful burden, each called in her own complex way to the history of a catholic woman who knocked on jewish doors in the warsaw ghetto and, in sendlers own words, tried to talk the. Jul 03, 2008 irena sendler, credited with saving 2,500 polish jews from the holocaust, was a candidate for the 2007 nobel peace prize but lost out to al gore. This is a study based on her inspiring and courageous story using the picture book. Irena sendler and the children of the warsaw ghetto. It would be a great book to quickly read through to get a beginning concept of what was happening during wwii. The irena sendler project by jack mayer the book, published by long.
A version adapted to be read by children was created by mary cronk farell. Sixty percent 60% of the royalties of life in a jar. The foundation promotes irena sendler s legacy and encourages educators and students to emulate the project by focusing on unsung heroes in history to teach respect and understanding among all people, regardless of race, religion, or creed. Irena sendler was a polish woman who along with her trusted network is credited to have saved the lives of 2,500 jewish children during the holocaust. Life story of irena sendler, and how she saved thousands of people during the holocaust. In 2016, irena s children, a book about sendler written by tilar j. The irena sendler project the book by jack mayer, middlebury, vt. How irena sendler saved 2,500 jewish children during the. She has written extensively on human rights in books such as fireflies in the dark. Apr 11, 2018 the new book is the second one that has been published in israel about sendlerowa in recent years.
Working as a nurse and a social worker, she was active in the polish undergroundthe polish resistance movement in world war iiin germanoccupied warsaw during the world war ii. Irena sendler and the children of the warsaw ghetto by susan. She smuggled them out, one by one, in most cases, from the warsaw ghetto, in which thousands of polish jews were crammed, starving, likely to be shot at any time, or forced to board trains for. Irena sendler, credited with saving 2,500 polish jews from the holocaust, was a candidate for the 2007 nobel peace prize but lost out to al gore. It is also the story of the students from kansas who rediscovered her, each carrying their own painful burden and each called in their own complex way to spread the history of irena sendler. For desperate families trapped inside the warsaw ghetto in 1942 with small children, one name was whispered urgently. Inspired by irena sendler, they are living examples of the power of one person to change the world and models for young people everywhere.
This woman is a hero of the holocaust in poland haaretz. It is also the inspirational story of students from kansas, each carrying their own painful burden, each called in their own complex way to the history of a catholic woman who knocked on jewish. It is the inspirational story of protestant students from kansas, each carrying her own painful burden, each called in her own complex way to the history of a catholic woman who knocked on jewish doors in the warsaw ghetto and, in sendlers own words, tried to talk the mothers out of their children. In the fall of 1999, four young girls from kansas began research for a high school history project. She smuggled them out, one by one, in most cases, from the warsaw ghetto, in which thousands of polish jews were crammed, starving, likely to be shot at any time, or forced to board trains for extermination camps. Irena sendler and the children of the warsaw ghetto by. Sendlers name and reputation were suppressed by the communist regime, and she. The inspirational story of irena sendler, who knocked on jewish doors in the warsaw ghetto and, in sendler s own words, tried to talk the mothers out of their children. The irena sendler project is a holocaust history and more. Mother of the children of the holocaust translation by mieszkowska, anna isbn.
Even after months of torture, irena kept silent about her accomplices. The courageous heart of irena sendler, dvd christianbook. In the fall of 1999, four young girls from kansas began research for. This page is dedicated to her memory and to honour such a courageous woman. In 2011, jack mayer tells the story of the four kansas school girls and their discovery of irena sendler in his novel life in a jar. Irena sendlers father and many of the women who participated in the polish resistance came from this szlachta class, which is basically the impoverished nobility, who were leftistleaning during this interwar period. When the nazis invaded in 1939, irena was a social worker and so had access to the warsaw ghetto, where hundreds of.