Saint John is so blessed to be able to provide information and support to the Catholic-Jewish Dialog, and many other inter-faith programs. As part of our continued efforts to educate and collaborate, Saint John has been given permission by the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida to post online (for the first time that we know of), the images from the book, Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto. The illustrations for this book are from Bill Farnsworth, and are a treasure. If you are not familiar with the story of Irena Sendler, a Catholic woman who braved certain death to help rescue over 2,500 children from the Nazis in the Warshaw Ghetto, please come to the November joint Faith and Wine and Faith and Ale event on November 13th. Amy Snyder of the Holocaust Museum will provide an engaging description of Irena’s life and works. Additionally, you can find more information on Irena at the Life in a Jar website: http://www.irenasendlerowa.net
Additionally, we will be having the Holocaust Museum Boxcar at Saint John the Evangelist during the month of November in order to spread awareness and education that good people can make a difference in the world, even in the face of horrible evil.
