Historical FigureFemale
Irena Sendlerowa
1910 – 2008
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryIrena Stanisława Sendler, operating under the nom de guerre Jolanta, was a Polish humanitarian, social worker, and nurse who served in the Polish Underground Resistance during World War II in German-occupied Warsaw. From October 1943 she was head of the children's section of Żegota, the Polish Council to Aid Jews.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 20, 1910
Warsaw
Date of death
May 12, 2008
Warsaw
Citizenship
Poland
Occupations & fields
social workerclinical nurse specialistsocial activistresistance fighteradministratoreducator
Awards & honours
Righteous Among the NationsOrder of the White EagleCommander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restitutahonorary citizen of IsraelCommander of the Order of Polonia RestitutaOrder of the Smile
- Field and occupation
- polská odbojářka, sociální pracovnice a učitelka
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