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Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Susan Goldman Rubin

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Irena Sendler was a diminutive Polish social worker who helped spirit more than four hundred children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Using toolboxes, ambulances, and other ingenious measures, Irena Sendler defied the Nazis and risked her own life by saving and then hiding Jewish children. Her secret list of the children's real identities was kept safe, buried in two jars under a tree in war-torn Warsaw.

An inspiring story of courage and compassion, this biography includes a list of resources, source notes, and an index.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Holiday House

Release: February 14, 2011

ISBN: 0823422518

ISBN 13: 9780823422517

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Susan Goldman Rubin

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Irena Sendler was a diminutive Polish social worker who helped spirit more than four hundred children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Using toolboxes, ambulances, and other ingenious measures, Irena Sendler defied the Nazis and risked her own life by saving and then hiding Jewish children. Her secret list of the children's real identities was kept safe, buried in two jars under a tree in war-torn Warsaw.

An inspiring story of courage and compassion, this biography includes a list of resources, source notes, and an index.

Language: English

Pages: 40

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Holiday House

Release: February 14, 2011

ISBN: 0823422518

ISBN 13: 9780823422517

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