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Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

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Publisher
Holiday House
Published
2011
  • Jews
  • Rescue
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust
  • Biography
  • Juvenile literature
  • History
  • Women
  • Jews, poland

Using toolboxes, ambulances, and other ingenious measures, Irena Sendler defied the Nazis and risked her own life by saving and then hiding Jewish children. Her secret list of the children's real identities was kept safe, buried in two jars under a tree in war-torn Warsaw. An inspiring story of courage and compassion, this biography includes a list of resources, source notes, and an index.