Life in a Jar – The Irena Sendler Project
In a class in rural Kansas, the story of Irena Sendler became the project for a history class. Imagine what you can do with the content you have online, to research and explore stories still hiding in the dust of history. “After unearthing some myserious details about Irena Sendler’s life, they began a large-scale…
Curacao visas Holocaust rescue 1940 by Jan Zwartendijk
Return to Witnesses INTRODUCTION This Holocaust rescue began with Curacao visas in 1940, a story rarely told. Lately, many righteous gentiles have been honored by the Jewish community for saving the lives of Jews before and during the Holocaust. Included among them was the Japanese consul in Kaunas in July 1940, Chiune Sugihara. This is…
