Baby and the Silver Spoon

Seventy years ago today a baby was born in the Warsaw Ghetto. Her parents commemorated her birth by engraving a silver spoon with her birthdate – 5 January 1942 – and her name – Elzbieta. Irena Sendler rescued Elzbieta 5 months later, just before the...

‘Life in a Jar’ Presentations

What a wonderful audience it was in Orange, CT, as we shared Life in a Jar and Irena Sendler’s story of courage and valor with Congregation Or Shalom. Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus and his congregation were great hosts and a large crowd was present, as Norm Conard spoke...

Performances, Irena & Kristallnacht

Norm Conard will present in Orange, CT this Sunday at the Kristallnacht commemoration. The Life in a Jar/Irena Sendler Project book will be featured at the Detroit Jewish Book Fair on Wednesday, November 9th. Life in a Jar’s 299th performance will be in La Jolla...

Governor, Book Festival

Kansas book festival and Governor’s reception Last Saturday was the 2011 Kansas Book Festival at the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka. Attendees of the event could meet with authors, participate in panel discussions, go to book signings, and participate...

Barnes & Noble, Toronto, the Governor and Author Jack

Barnes and Noble at the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, Kansas will hold a book signing for Life in a Jar/the Irena Sendler Project. The signing will be on Saturday, October 8, from 2-4PM. Here’s a big thank you for the wonderful hospitality shown to Norm in...