Irena Sendler’s legacy continues to grow!
The Irena Sendler Award was awarded last month in Warsaw, Poland. This teaching award continues to bring Irena’s actions to the forefront of Poland’s history while honoring an amazing woman who made a difference.
As the days go by more and more schools around the world are being named after Irena Sendler!
Irena Sendler and Life in a Jar will be featured in the new Lowell Milken Center’s Hall of Heroes, located at 1 S Main in Fort Scott. This exhibit will focus on Irena’s actions and feature the students who found her story. The large exhibit will have interactive components for visitors to explore.
Thanks to some of our biggest supporters throughout the years, Howard and Ro Jacobson, over $125,000 have been given in scholarships to students who have worked on the Life in a Jar project or other diversity projects.
When Irena Sendler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, we new she would not win based on the qualifications for nomination. However, we were hoping it would make her story more known. This was a success. The world gained a greater of knowledge of Irena Sendler and her 25 collaborators due to the nomination. For example, she was featured with a photograph and story on the front page of the Chicago Tribune.
As time goes on, we will continue to work to spread her story and message of those who follow the motto her father taught her. “If you see someone drowning you must jump in and save them whether you can swim or not.”