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Irena Sendler [Sendlerova] Autograph
Irena Sendler [Sendlerova] Autograph
Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection
Front: White card with printed photograph of an older woman in black sitting and looking at the camera. A chest with teacups and photos resting on top of it is behind her. Beneath the photograph is an autograph in blue ink.Back: Pencil writing on top.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
Irena Sendler (Sendlerova), also known as Jolanta, was a Polish Roman Catholic nurse/social worker who worked in the Polish Underground during World War II. She was the head of the children's section of Zegota in German-occupied Warsaw. She was able, with the help of other members of Zegota, to …