Wreaths and flowers are to be placed today at the grave of Polish rescuer of Jews during WW II, Irena Sendler, in Warsaw.

Today marks the first anniversary of the death of the Polish woman who saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Holocaust by placing them with adoptive families. She kept the only record of their identities in jars buried beneath a tree, hoping that after the war she would be able to recover her notes and track down the children in order to reunite them with their relatives.

After the war Irena Sendler worked as a nurse. She died on May 12, 2008 at the age of 98 and she is buried in Powazki cemetery in Warsaw.

Irena Sendler held the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state distinction, and an honorary citizenship of the State of Israel. She was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. (mk/pg)

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