The story of Irena Sendler, notably shared by Uniontown High School students in the play “Life in a Jar,” continues to be told. The new historical novel “Irena’s War” by James D. Shipman is based on her life. Sendler helped provide food to those in need, forged documents to allow Jews in the Warsaw ghetto to continue receiving government aid, and smuggled Jewish children out of the ghetto up until the time she was arrested by the Gestapo.
Historical dramas provide much food for thought
