Irena Sendler
Raised to respect and love people no matter their religion, social status and beliefs, Irena Sendler was a Catholic social worker who saved thousands of Jewish children during the Holocaust. She passed away in 2008 but is a massive inspiration for many people for her courage, kind- heart and resilience. Irena Sendler was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1910 on 15th February. Her father, Dr. Stanisław Krzyżanowski, was the only local docter. During the typhus epidemic of 1917, he went out and treated the communities who lived in poverty, mainly Jews. Unfortunatly, when Irena was just seven years old, he passed away due to typhus. She later recalled her father saying, on his deathbed: "If you see someone drowning, you must try and save them. Even if you cannot swim.". After Dr. Krzyżanowski's death, the Jewish community leaders offered Irena's mother, Janina, the money to pay for Irena's education, however Janina declined this offer. When Poland went under Na...