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Jack Mayer, MD, MPH
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Jack Mayer began practicing pediatrics in 1976 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, a small town in eastern Franklin County on the Canadian border. His was the first pediatric practice in that half of the county. He was a doctor there for ten years, often bartering medical care for eggs, firewood, and knitted afghans. From 1987 - 1991 he was a National Cancer Institute Epidemiology Fellow at Columbia University School of Public Health in New York City, researching pediatric environmental toxicology and the molecular biology of cancer. Most of his scientific writing was done during those four years. He was also a member of Columbia's General Pediatric Group Practice.
Dr. Mayer returned to Vermont in 1991 and established Rainbow Pediatrics in Middlebury, where he continues to practice primary care pediatrics. He is an Instructor in Pediatrics at the University of Vermont School of Medicine and a J-term adjunct faculty for Middlebury College pre-med students. Throughout his career, he has written short stories, poems, and essays about his years in pediatric practice and hiking in Vermont (The Long Trail). He was a participant at Middlebury College's Bread Loaf Writer's Conference in 2003 and 2005 for fiction, and in 2008 for poetry. He lives in Middlebury with his wife, Chip. They have a grown son, Alex.
Jack Mayer, MD, MPH
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Jack Mayer began practicing pediatrics in 1976 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, a small town in eastern Franklin County on the Canadian border. His was the first pediatric practice in that half of the county. He was a doctor there for ten years, often bartering medical care for eggs, firewood, and knitted afghans. From 1987 - 1991 he was a National Cancer Institute Epidemiology Fellow at Columbia University School of Public Health in New York City, researching pediatric environmental toxicology and the molecular biology of cancer. Most of his scientific writing was done during those four years. He was also a member of Columbia's General Pediatric Group Practice.
Dr. Mayer returned to Vermont in 1991 and established Rainbow Pediatrics in Middlebury, where he continues to practice primary care pediatrics. He is an Instructor in Pediatrics at the University of Vermont School of Medicine and a J-term adjunct faculty for Middlebury College pre-med students. Throughout his career, he has written short stories, poems, and essays about his years in pediatric practice and hiking in Vermont (The Long Trail). He was a participant at Middlebury College's Bread Loaf Writer's Conference in 2003 and 2005 for fiction, and in 2008 for poetry. He lives in Middlebury with his wife, Chip. They have a grown son, Alex.
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on March 22, 2011
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One person can make a difference. This was, and continues to be, Irena Sendler's message to the world, and Jack Mayer's Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project conveys that message in a heartfelt manner that grabs and engages the reader from beginning to end.
The book is a story of a Holocaust hero, plus one of Kansas students and their teacher. The world had not heard of Irena Sendler until a group of students in Bourbon County started a National History Day project. The book is called a "novel" on the cover, but more closely the book is a "non-fiction" novel. The author went to Kansas on two occasions while writing the book, and he also traveled to Poland with the Kansas teens and their teacher, spending time interviewing Irena Sendler and child survivors. Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project is based on the true story of Irena Sendler and the Kansas students who "rescued the rescuer's story for the world."
Jack Mayer's description of the constant fear and peril of Sendler's rescue of 2,500 children from sure death is vivid; the reader feels transported back to the ghetto as the suspense and difficulty of Irena's missions are described. Moreover, while the story of Irena's acts of bravery and heroism of rescuing children from the Warsaw ghetto is captivating, equally so are the acts of bravery the young women discovered within themselves to overcome personal obstacles in their lives while researching tirelessly to find information on Irena. Megan Stewart had to come to terms with her mother's breast cancer; Sabrina Coons had to come to terms with being part of a military family and frequently relocating; and Liz Cambers had to come to terms with her mother's abandonment when Liz was only five years old.Read more ›
The book is a story of a Holocaust hero, plus one of Kansas students and their teacher. The world had not heard of Irena Sendler until a group of students in Bourbon County started a National History Day project. The book is called a "novel" on the cover, but more closely the book is a "non-fiction" novel. The author went to Kansas on two occasions while writing the book, and he also traveled to Poland with the Kansas teens and their teacher, spending time interviewing Irena Sendler and child survivors. Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project is based on the true story of Irena Sendler and the Kansas students who "rescued the rescuer's story for the world."
Jack Mayer's description of the constant fear and peril of Sendler's rescue of 2,500 children from sure death is vivid; the reader feels transported back to the ghetto as the suspense and difficulty of Irena's missions are described. Moreover, while the story of Irena's acts of bravery and heroism of rescuing children from the Warsaw ghetto is captivating, equally so are the acts of bravery the young women discovered within themselves to overcome personal obstacles in their lives while researching tirelessly to find information on Irena. Megan Stewart had to come to terms with her mother's breast cancer; Sabrina Coons had to come to terms with being part of a military family and frequently relocating; and Liz Cambers had to come to terms with her mother's abandonment when Liz was only five years old.Read more ›
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
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on March 18, 2011
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Knowing the story of Irena Sendler, I looked forward to the publication of this book. I knew I would enjoy reading it but I was unprepared to be absolutely riveted by it. I took the book home planning to read a chapter or two but ended up reading it from cover to cover in one sitting. While I knew Irena's story, I did not know the story of the three Kansas girls and their history project. On so many levels, this is an amazing story - the impact of a teacher on the lives of three young girls, the power of historical research, the incredible work done by Sendler and the human touch across both generations and continents. When the young women finally met the subject of their research, Irena Sendler, all differences were transcended. It did not matter that they had grown up in rural Kansas decades after Sendler did her heroic work in Poland in the late 1930's. Irena Sendler's life, continuing to be so beautifully portrayed in the "Life in a Jar" play, provides inspiration by demonstrating that ordinary people can do great things.
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on May 2, 2011
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I have always avoided feeling the pain of the Holocaust until I read Life in a Jar. I let myself cry through many pages, horrified at how human beings can treat other human beings. By the end, I was crying for a different reason--how Irena Sendler and some students and Jack Mayer made a difference, living and telling this story. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to feel the worst and the best of what we human beings are capable of doing and being. Don't expect to have dry eyes. Thank you, Irena Sendler for saving so many lives and Jack Mayer and students for bringing this story to the world.
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Rae Anne Culp
on July 19, 2011
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This is one of the most wonderful, riveting books I have ever read. After reading this book I wanted to share it with everyone I know. It should be required reading for school children, because I learned so much about World War II that I never learned in school. I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact that such injustice occurred in my parents lifetime, it is heartbreaking and inspiring. This novel is now part of my soul.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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on October 21, 2011
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This book is a powerful story of protestant students from rural Kansas that found the story of a Polish Catholic woman who saved Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. I was moved by both parts to the story. Irena Sendler was a light during the darkness of the Holocaust; I am so glad her story is being told by this group of young people. The author, Jack Mayer, has presented both stories in a beautiful way.
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on May 20, 2011
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This book speaks to the reader on so many levels. We are reminded, or perhaps for the first time learn, of life and death in the Warsaw of World War II. We come to know Irena Sendler and her acts of courage and love which result in the saving of the lives of so many Jewish children.
All of this we learn through the three American students who chose to write and perform a play for their History Day project about a Polish woman, an unsung heroine, who was little known in the USA or even in Poland. The story is beautifully written and a compelling read. At the end you celebrate that Irena now has gained the recognition she deserved and that the last children she has saved are these three girls.
All of this we learn through the three American students who chose to write and perform a play for their History Day project about a Polish woman, an unsung heroine, who was little known in the USA or even in Poland. The story is beautifully written and a compelling read. At the end you celebrate that Irena now has gained the recognition she deserved and that the last children she has saved are these three girls.
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on August 25, 2011
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Life in a Jar is one of those books that you stay up all night reading! It is an amazing story of an unsung hero - Irena Sendler - who risked her life to rescue 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust. Amazingly, the story of Irena Sendler might have been lost if not for several high school students from Kansas. Life in a Jar tells the story of how these teens rediscovered Irena and shared her story with the world. This book is truly amazing! Don't miss it!
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