Irena Sendler (1910-2008) saved 2,500 Jewish children by taking them out of the Warsaw ghetto and hiding them in Polish families, orphanages and convents.  Irena Sendler was an extraordinary figure in World War II history. As part of  “Żegota” the Polish underground organisation saving Jews during the war, she and her network helped smuggle around … Continue reading 113 years ago Irena Sendler, an extraordinary Polish women who saved 2,500 Jewish children, was born.