On Sunday, August 11 at 2:00 PM, Jack L. Mayer will be speaking at Martha Canfield Library on "Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project". Dr. Jack Mayer tells the story of Irena Sendler, a holocaust hero who rescued 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto. Sendler's story remained unknown after the war – until three Kansas teens uncovered a reference to her heroism 60 years later. They helped transform her story into a National History Day play called Life in a Jar, finally bringing recognition to Sendler's heroism and helping to open a dialogue about the Holocaust in Poland. The "girls from Kansas" continue to champion Sendler's legacy – courage, tolerance and respect for all – and are living examples of the power individuals have to change the world.

This talk is free and open to the public, and accessible for those with disabilities. For more information, contact the Martha Canfield Library at 802-375-6153 or martha_canfield_lib@hotmailcom.

Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project is a Vermont Humanities Council program hosted by the Martha Canfield Library. (Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or VHC.)