Irena Sendler saved twice as many Jews from death as the celebrated Oskar Schindler, who inspired Steven Spielberg’s film. Unlike Schindler, she was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo.

The 181 nominations received for the 2007 Nobel Peace prize are believed to include names ranging from former U.S. Vice President Al Gore to a woman who rescued Polish children in World War II. In ...

Irena Sendler A Polish Catholic social worker who saved more than 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazi death camps, died on Monday, 12 May 2008, in Warsaw. The story of Irena Sendler was only made ...

Based on a true story, Polish social worker Irena Sendler covertly risks her life to save thousands of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War I ...

Renia: The teenage writer who documented the Holocaust At the time of the German invasion, Sendler was a Senior Administrator in the Warsaw Social Welfare Department. Appalled at the conditions in the ...

Gal Gadot Is a 'Beauty' Lounging Poolside With an Espresso Martini in a Black Bikini originally appeared on Parade. Gal Gadot ...

The men’s competitions taking place at this year’s Irena Szewinska Memorial are races of 800 and 1,500 meters, 110- and 400-meter hurdles, pole vault, shot put and the hammer throw.