Irena Sendler

Born: February 10, 1910 in Poland

Died: 2008

During Nazi occupation of Poland, she helped Jews facing persecution.

Focusing first on orphans, she was determined to save as many Jewish children from death in the Ghetto or concentration camps as possible.

Saved infants by putting them into baskets or sacks & carrying them to safety. She recorded their full names so there was hope of being reunited after the war.

She helped save about 2,500 Jewish children during the holocaust.

“I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued… regardless of religion and nationality.”