IRENA SENDLER DIED: MAY 12, 2008 (AGED 98) WARSAW, POLAND DURING WWII, IRENA, GOT PERMISSION TO WORK IN THE WARSAW GHETTO, AS A PLUMBING/SEWER SPECIALIST. SHE HAD AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE. IRENA SMUGGLED JEWISH INFANTS OUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TOOL BOX SHE CARRIED. SHE ALSO CARRIED A BURLAP SACK IN THE BACK OF HER TRUCK, FOR LARGER KIDS.