Irena Sendler exhibition comes to Barking Town Hall | OBLive

Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of the Barking and Dagenham Council, discusses the Irena Sendler exhibition at Barking Town Hall.

The exhibition has been created by the Holocaust education charity ‘Learning from the Righteous’, to celebrate the life of an iconic figure of resistance and righteousness.

Irena Sendler was a remarkable woman who co-ordinated a rescue operation that enabled hundreds of Jewish children to escape the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.

The exhibition runs until 9 February 2018.