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Subject: Irena Sendler, who died on May 12, 2008 (aged 98), in Warsaw, Poland

During WWII, Irena got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto as a Social Worker to check for signs of Typhus. She had an ulterior motive.

Irena and the ten who went with her into the ghetto, used many, many methods to smuggle children out. There were five main means of escape: 1- using an ambulance a child could be taken out hidden under a stretcher. 2 - escape through the courthouse. 3 - a child could be taken out using the sewer pipes or other secret underground passages. 4- A trolley could carry out children hiding in a sack, in a trunk, a suitcase or something similar. 5 - if a child could pretend to be sick or was acutally very ill, it could be legally removed using the ambulance.  Irena did use a dog on occasion, but very few times out of the many rescues. Also, the number of babies saved was small in relation to the total number of children rescued.

While doing this, Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2500  children from the Warsaw ghetto. Ultimately, she was caught and the Nazis broke both of her legs and arms, and beat her severely.

Irena kept a record of the names of all the children she had smuggled out in a glass jar that she buried under a tree in her back yard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived, attempting to reunite the family. Most of the parents had been gassed. The children she helped were placed into foster family homes or adopted.

In 2007 Irena was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, but she was not selected.

Irena deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than many other recipients of this great honor. Please help to ensure that the Nobel Peace Prize Committee recognizes her valiant efforts in saving the lives of these 2500 children from Nazi extermination during World War II.

There truly is no worthier goal than saving the life of your fellow man and woman. Irena Sendler was a noble spirit, who risked her life to save those in need.

Help preserve her courageous act and her memory by honoring Irena with your signature!