160 Irena Sendler - One Minute History

Irena Sendler, a Catholic social worker from Poland, played a crucial role during WWII by saving 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto. Using her position in the welfare department, she smuggled children to safety, providing them with new identities through forged documents. Despite being arrested by Nazi forces in 1943 and sentenced to death, she was released due to the efforts of underground activists. After the war, she continued her career in social work and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 2007. Sendler passed away in 2008, leaving behind a legacy of courage and compassion.

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