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About Life In A Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
Product Description During World War II, Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, organized a rescue network of fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish children from certain death in the Warsaw ghetto. Incredibly, after the war her heroism, like that of many others, was suppressed by communist Poland and remained virtually unknown for 60 years. Unknown, that is, until three high school girls from an economically depressed, rural school district in southeast Kansas stumbled upon a tantalizing reference to Sendler's rescues, which they fashioned into a history project, a play they called Life in a Jar. Their innocent drama was first seen in Kansas, then the Midwest, then New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, and finally Poland, where they elevated Irena Sendler to a national hero, championing her legacy of tolerance and respect for all people. Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project is a Holocaust history and more. It is the inspirational story of Protestant students from Kansas, each carrying her own painful burden, each called in her own complex way to the history of a Catholic woman who knocked on Jewish doors in the Warsaw ghetto and, in Sendler's own words, "tried to talk the mothers out of their children." Inspired by Irena Sendler, they are living examples of the power of one person to change the world and models for young people everywhere. * * * * * 60% of the sales of this book are donated to the Irena Sendler/Life in a Jar Foundation. The foundation promotes Irena Sendler's legacy and encourages educators and students to emulate the project by focusing on unsung heroes in history to teach respect and understanding among all people, regardless of race, religion, or creed. Review "The story will take your breath away ... and haunt and inspire you, as well. . . . you don't want to put down the book." - 2014 Ben Franklin Digital Award "Mayer's superb novelization of her exploits elevates social work to the intensity of a spy thriller. . . A gripping real-life tale of extraordinary courage that had an enduring impact." - Kirkus Review "Meticulously researched , this story has been told with grace and passion." - Jay Parini, author of The Last Station "A beautiful story, beautifully told . . at last." - The US Review of Books "While Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project is based on a true story, it reads like a novel. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in history, as well as teachers of all subjects . . . - ForeWord Clarion Review "Every high school student and teacher should read this book. We all should." - Michele Forman - National Teacher of the Year 2001 "Jack Mayer masterfully weaves these two separate but intimately connected stories into one larger saga . . . It will inspire all who read it, especially the young." - Francis R. Nicosia - Univ. of Vermont "The monument to Irena Sendler was raised neither in Poland nor in Israel, but in the hearts and deeds of young Americans. Jack Mayer's inspiring book brings to life the true story of high school students in Uniontown, Kansas and a Polish Holocaust rescuer. The teens conceived the theatrical performance called Life in a Jar. Their message was simple: one who goes against evil and rescues goodness, changes the world." - Professor Jacek Leociak, Polish Academy of Sciences author of The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide to the Perished City (with Barbara Engelking) About the Author Jack Mayer is a pediatrician and a writer. He began practicing pediatrics in 1976 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, a small town in eastern Franklin County on the Canadian border. His was the first pediatric practice in that half of the county. He was a country doctor there for ten years, often bartering medical care for eggs, firewood, and knitted afghans. From 1987 - 1991 Dr. Mayer was a National Cancer Institute Fellow at Columbia University School of Public Health in New York City, researching the molecular biology of ch
