Monday, May 12, 2008

Holocaust Hero Dies

Irena Sendler, who saved thousand of children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, dies at age 98.


Irena Sendler, aged 98, the saviour of some 2500 Jewish children during the WWII, died in a Warsaw hospital on Monday morning. She was awarded numerous honors in recognition of her activities and was one of the nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

R.I.P.

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