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Memorial Page for Irena Sendler (née Irena Krzyżanowska)
Oct 20, 1910 – May 12, 2008(97 years)Died in:Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship
Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer
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May 12th, 2026
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Irena Sendler (* October 20, 1910 in Warsaw; † May 12, 2008 in Warsaw) was a polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer. She was 97 years old. She had 3 children. She studied at University of Warsaw. Her faith was Latin Church. She received 9 awards, including Righteous Among the Nations, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta. She was buried at Powązki Cemetery.
Life Events
10 EventsBorn in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship
1910Righteous Among the Nations
1965honorary citizen of Israel
1991Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1996Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
2001honorary citizen of Warsaw
2007honorary citizen of Tarczyn
2007Order of the Smile
2007Died in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship
2008Jan Karski Courage to Care Award
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Irena Sendler (née Irena Krzyżanowska). Forever remembered.