Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Irena Sendler across 3 places, from 1910 to 2008.
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Irena Stanisława Sendler (15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008), operating under the nom de guerre Jolanta, was a Polish humanitarian, social worker, and nurse who served in the Polish Underground Resistance during World War II in German-occupied Warsaw.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Irena Sendler was documented, and when
15 February 1910exact date
Warsawattested“Sendler was born on 15 February 1910 in Warsaw, to Stanisław Henryk Krzyżanowski, a physician, and his wife, Janina Karolina (née Grzybowska).”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1927 to 1937period
University of Warsawattested“From 1927, Sendler studied law for two years and then Polish literature at the University of Warsaw, interrupting her studies for several years from 1932 to 1937.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
December 1945month
Warsawattested“Sendler also resumed other social work activities and quickly advanced within the new structures, in December 1945 becoming head of the Department of Social Welfare in Warsaw's municipal government.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1965year
Warsawattested“She was recognized by Yad Vashem as one of the Polish Righteous Among the Nations and received her award at the embassy of Israel in Warsaw in 1965, together with Irena Schultz.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
10 November 2003exact date
Washington, D.C.attested“On 10 November 2003, she received the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest civilian decoration, and the Polish-American award, the Jan Karski Award "For Courage and Heart", given by the American Center of Polish Culture in Washingt…”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
12 May 2008exact date
Warsawattested“She died on 12 May 2008, aged 98, and is buried in Warsaw's Powązki Cemetery.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
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2 February 1917exact date
Otwockmentioned“She was baptized Irena Stanisława on 2 February 1917 in Otwock.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1937year
University of Warsawmentioned“She opposed the ghetto benches system practiced in the 1930s at many Polish institutions of higher learning (from 1937 at the University of Warsaw) and defaced the "non-Jewish" identification on her grade card.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1 September 1939exact date
Warsawmentioned“Soon after the German invasion, on 1 September 1939, the German occupation authorities ordered Jews removed from the staff of the municipal Social Welfare Department where Sendler worked and barred the department from providing any assis…”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
July 1942month
Warsawmentioned“This calculation lost its validity in July 1942, when the Germans proceeded with the liquidation of the ghetto in Warsaw, to be followed by the extermination of its residents.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1956year
Israelmentioned“Around 1956, Sendler asked Teresa Körner, whom she had helped during the war and who was now in Israel, to assist her with immigration to Israel with children, who were Jewish and not safe in Poland.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1956year
Polandmentioned“Around 1956, Sendler asked Teresa Körner, whom she had helped during the war and who was now in Israel, to assist her with immigration to Israel with children, who were Jewish and not safe in Poland.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1967year
University of Warsawmentioned“According to Sendler, in 1967 her daughter Janina was removed from the already published list of students admitted to the University of Warsaw, but Janina reported that she had simply failed to satisfy the admission requirements.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1967year
Polandmentioned“The antisemitic campaign of 1967–68 in Poland left Sendler deeply traumatized.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1983year
Israelmentioned“In 1983 she traveled to Israel, invited by Yad Vashem Institute for the tree-planting ceremony.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1983year
Garden of the Righteous Among the Nationsmentioned“In 1983 she was present when a tree was planted in her honor at the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations.”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1999year
North Americamentioned“Sendler's achievements were largely unknown in North America until 1999, when students at a high school in Uniontown, Kansas, led by their teacher Norman Conard, produced a play based on their research into her life story, which they cal…”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
1999year
Uniontown, Kansasmentioned“Sendler's achievements were largely unknown in North America until 1999, when students at a high school in Uniontown, Kansas, led by their teacher Norman Conard, produced a play based on their research into her life story, which they cal…”source: Wikipedia: Irena Sendler
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