Holocaust Hero dies at 98
Irena Sendler saved more than 2,000 Jewish children from the Nazis during WWII. She was humble about her actions, saying that she merely stayed normal when the world had gone mad. She died this week in the town where she was born–she was 98 years old.
Beautiful stories like hers show how even in the midst of madness, human integrity and compassion can reign over great chaos and evil. She was arrested by the Nazis and sentenced to die, but the underground movement bribed her guards and got her out. Rightfully, Catholic, Jewish, and political organizations have lauded her heroic acts.
Source: Polish Catholic woman who saved children from Nazis dies at 98
