L.A. Trippin’

I just read this short notice in the May 26 issue of Time Magazine:

“Some 2,500 Jewish children in Warsaw were spared death at the hands of the Nazis from 1940 to 1943 thanks to the efforts of Polish social worker Irena Sendlerowa.

Through a variety of means - smuggling children through sewers, hiding them in suitcases or even in her clothing - Sendlerowa brought young Jews to safety while German forces razed the Warsaw ghetto.

Later, when captured and tortured, she never gave up their names.

Though honored by her country and nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, Sendlerowa did not consider herself a hero. She was 98″