—In the Name of Their Mothers— tells the remarkable story of Irena Sendler and a group of young Polish women who risked their lives to save 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.

In 1943 Irena Sendler was captured and tortured by the Gestapo. The 33-year-old social worker was sentenced to death. On the day she was to be executed, she escaped. All the 2,500 hidden children survived the war and many were later reunited with their Jewish families. But for decades those who lived in Poland could not tell their stories. Silenced by Communist authorities, many endured Soviet prisons or were forced into exile. This film features the last long interviews Irena Sendler gave before she died at the age of 98, and include interviews with several of her liaisons and the children they saved.

Presented in partnership with the Honorary Consuls for the Republic of Poland in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Taube-Koret Center for Jewish Peoplehood at the JCCSF.

7:00 pm Tuesday, May 4th. Advance Reservation Required. Please call the JCCSF Box Office at 415.292.1233 or contact the Box Office by E-mail.