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Nolan Catholic H.S. 4501 Bridge Street in Fort Worth, TX
Norm Conard will present at a Universal Read at the Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, Texas...
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Manhattan, Kansas
Description: Life in a Jar will be presented in Manhattan, Kansas on Friday, October 11th, 2013. ...
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Manhattan, Kansas
Life in a Jar will present in Manhattan, Kansas on Friday, October 11th, 2013. The performance is...
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Solel Synagogue-Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Norm Conard will present at the Kristallnacht commemoration on Friday, November 1, 2013. The sponsor...
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Mound City, Kansas
Life in a Jar will perform at the Jayhawk Elementary School Auditorium in Mound City, Kansas on Thursday...
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Cervantes Convention Center in St. Louis, MO
Life in a Jar/the Irena Sendler Project will host a booth and present at a workshop at the National...
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St.Louis
A presentation and booth will be displayed at the National Council for the Social Studies nation-wide...
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TBA
"Life in a Jar will present a Saturday performance in Fort Scott, KS to a school reunion. Contact...
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Gayle and Bruce Krigel are leaders in the Kansas City community, they are also great friends of the project. Gayle organized the Tikkun Olam banquet on March 10, 2002, which honored Irena Sendler and the students. Bruce and Gayle have hosted the students on several occasions and constantly work to repair the world. Gayle is active in many Kansas City causes and helps schedule Life in a Jar presentations in the K.C. area. Gayle was chosen 'Volunteer of the Year' in Kansas City for 2007. Gayle is also President of the Board at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education. Both Gayle and Bruce are dearly loved by the Irena Sendler Project family.
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Jack is a pediatrician and writer from Vermont who has written the book 'Life in a Jar, the Irena Sendler Project.' The book was awarded the Notable Book award at a Governor's Reception in Kansas. Plus the book has received a number of other honors. Jack's book was in the top four of Holocaust books on Amazon.com recently. Jack and Chip recently traveled to Poland with the Life in a Jar cast. They both have a heart for the story of Irena and the work of the students from Kansas. Jack has become a major part of journey with Irena's story. He goes out to speak in many areas and does a wonderful job of sharing this courageous story.
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Theresa is the youngest and newest member of the cast. She is from a local school and is sixteen, starting at fifteen, the same age as the original founders in 1999. Her singing of the Hebrew song as the orphan has been a huge hit with audiences. She also has played other roles in the play and will soon portray Irena Sendler, the first person other than Megan Felt to portray Irena in the play for six years.
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Rabbi Schudrich has been a good friend of Irena and the Life in a Jar kids for a number of years. He has been to several presentations, both in the U.S. and in Poland, and continues to be involved in a powerful work. He always meets with the Life in a Jar cast when they visit Poland, takes an active part in the Irena Sendler Award, and promotes Holocaust education in Polish schools. The Rabbi has been so active in so many Holocaust education initiatives in Eastern Europe.
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Joseph graduated high school in the spring of 2012 and has been performing the roles of Dr. Wos and the German solider for several years in the Life in a Jar performance. He is an outstanding student and is dedicated to telling the story of Irena Sendler. Joseph placed 4th in the nation with a film documentary, in 2011.
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Mary is a 10th grader who plays the role of the orphan in the Life in a Jar performance. She and her brother Joseph started working in the performances in 2011. Mary sings Hebrew songs and brings a powerful role to the play. She has won numerous awards in the National History Day program.
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Kenny Felt is a graduate from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. He is an award winning photographer; many of his photos appear on our website. He has been assisting the project for many years. His wonderful photography from our 2004 summer tour is available through the 'shop' pull down. Kenny was a reporter for a local newspaper and has done numerous stories about 'Life in a Jar' and Irena Sendler. Kenny recently received honorable mention in the Gordon Parks's Photography Contest. His photographs have also appeared in Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, L.A. Times, USA Today, Guidepost and many more news media. He was married to Megan Stewart on June 3, 2006.
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Karen has assisted her husband in many aspects of the Irena Sendler Projects. She also visited Irena in Poland on the first trip for the Life in a Jar team. Karen has attended many of the Life in a Jar events. She is an administrator for Southeast Kansas Mental Health and gives constant support and encouragement to the project.
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Norma lives in Penn. and does Life in a Jar presentations for local civic and club groups. She has traveled numerous times to Kansas for visits with the cast. Recently Norma Jean sponsored a number of very successful Life in a Jar presentations in PA. Norma Jean is very active in the PEO civic group. She continues to share Irena's legacy.
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Amy, Scott and their daughters have taken an active part in Life in a Jar/the Irena Sendler Project. They have traveled from their Florida home to Kansas on several occasions and even help with formatting the Life in a Jar 'news.' The family has become close friends to the Life in a Jar cast.
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