Irena Sendler in 1942

Polish Cultural Institute

Sendler and the girls from Life in a Jar, 2002—Front row are Sabrina, Lacy, and Liz; Back row are Megan and Jessica

photo by Megan Felt, via neh.gov

Georgia:

Nazi resistance figher Irena Sendler

Episode sources:

1. Irena Sendler website

2. Humanities article by Jack Mayer (National Endowment for the Humanities)

3. Biograpy.com article

4. Yad Veshem article 

5. Auschwitz.dk article

6. “The Irena Sendler Project” Ted Talk - Megan Felt

Karen:

The Welsh crate man, Brian Robson

Episode sources:

1. Crate Escape by Brian Robson

2. Washington Post article by Cathy Free

3. New York Times article by Heather Murphy

4. CNN article

5. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation article

Brian Robson, photographed upon his arrival at London Airport, on May 18, 1965.

Credit: Victor Boynton, Associated Press

A cargo handler demonstrating how he found Mr. Robson inside this shipping crate

Associated Press

Cover of 'The Crate Escape' by Brian Robson, published by Austin Macauley Publishers LTD. 2021