Born: August 18 1890, Poland
Died: August 1 or 4 1944
Country most active: Poland
Also known as: NA
Irena Scheur-Sawicka was a Polish archaeologist, ethnographer, and educational and communist activist who joined joined the Polish Workers’ Party during World War II. She was active in the Polish resistance during World War II and, as a prominent member of Żegota (the Polish Council to Aid Jews), she helped Jewish refugees from the Warsaw Ghetto through the non-violent Polish resistance efforts, such as the underground education and rescue of Jews. She died in the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944.