aired the week of September 18, 2023

Irena's Children by Tilar J. Mazzeo tells the story of a brave and courageous young Polish woman named Irena Sendler.  She is the female Oskar Schindler who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in the Warsaw Ghetto during Nazi occupation.  Pair this title with The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman.