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Melbourne, Australia, Jul 9, 2012 \/ 06:00 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A concert was held July 5 at the Melbourne Recital Centre to remember Irena Sendler, the Polish Catholic who saved some 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of Warsaw\u2019s ghetto.
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\n\tThe concert, titled \u201cIrena\u2019s Song: A Ray of Light through the Darkness,\u201d featured acclaimed Israeli composer and conductor Kobi Oshrat and Israeli vocalist Karin Shifrin. The pair collaborated with the Australian Orchestra Victoria to remember the heroine through music.
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\n\tThe 20-minute piece performed by Oshrat, Shifrin and the orchestra, was written as a collage of the life of Sendler and a tribute to her courage.
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\n\tThe night featured guest speakers and the support of both Israeli and Polish guests of honor, including the ambassadors of both countries. Sendler\u2019s daughter also appeared in a video address, adding personal experiences of her mother to the evening.
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\n\tSendler led an underground group of women who helped to smuggle Jewish children out of Warsaw\u2019s ghetto and into the safety of homes and convents. She often hid the children in trash cans, coffins, tool boxes or other creative locations to get them to safety.
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\n\tIn order to reunite the children with their families after the war, Sendler buried coded records of the children\u2019s names, aliases and locations in jars under her neighbor\u2019s apple trees. Rescuing Jews was punishable by death in Poland, however Sendler did not reveal the children\u2019s locations, even after interrogation.
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\n\tAlthough captured, imprisoned and tortured by the Gestapo, Sendler was rescued by her underground network \u201cZegota.\u201d While imprisoned, she kept a Divine Mercy holy card that she presented 36 years later as a gift to John Paul II.
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\n\tShe died in 2008 at the age of 98 after being recognized for her courageous acts during the war. She was nominated for several Nobel Peace Prizes and recognized as Righteous Among Nations.
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\n\tThe guest speakers and musical performances highlighted virtues that Sendler lived by: love, humility and tolerance. The heroine will be remembered for her courage and sacrifice to save the lives of many Jewish children.<\/p>\n

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