After assuming office he cancelled a contract financing the biopic The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, on the life of Irena Sendler who had helped save thousands of Jewish children during the Holocaust.
In 1999, four students at the local high school started the Life in a Jar project honoring Irena Sendler, a Polish humanitarian who rescued over 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.
Irena Sendler | Irena Grafenauer | The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler | Irena Petkova | Irena Litvinovič | Irena Karpa |
While in Los Angeles the students were able to meet Anna Paquin, who played the role of Irena Sendler in the movie.