Irena Sendler Dead at 98-Years-Old -- Saved 2,500 Jewish Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
I never write about politics in this space, but was moved reading Irena Sendler's story this morning. Irena Sendler was not a head of state or a major political figure, but an insanely heroic woman whose story is inspirational and unforgettable. What is remarkable is that what she did was entirely natural and without pretension -- she acted with humanity at a time when she was surrounded by horror and barbarism.
I never heard of her until I read her obituary today. My children are too young to remember the Berlin War, but who will be left to remember all the unsung heroes of the Second World War? I'm sorry about taking this break from writing about wine nonsense, but why wasn't Irena Sendler incredibly famous?
WARSAW, Poland - Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who helped save some 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazis by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto and giving them false identities, has died. She was 98.
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Irena Sendler Article from The New York Times