On this day in 1943, Irena Sendler was arrested by the Gestapo in Warsaw, in connection with her efforts to save Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto from death, and to find them homes where they might survive the war. Though sentenced to death by the Germans, Sendler, 33, a non-Jew, survived World War II. But it would be another 40 years before she was able to enjoy the recognition she received for helping to save an estimated 2,500 children from death.
Jack Mayer’s book, Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project book has been chosen as the winner of the 2015 IPNE (Independent Publisher of New England) Book Award for Book Presentation and Marketing.
They also printed this interview on the IPNE blog.
Our website, irenasendler.org, had a glitch today, but is back up. We are going to be presenting Life in a Jar in Bangor, Maine on November 8th and 9th. Contact Allison Berube at 207.852.2011 or visit our website for more information.