Irena Sendlerowa has been recognised for her war efforts, especially for her role in Żegota where she was responsible for the children’s section.3 She began working as a social worker at the onset of World War Two, which two years later proved to be a substantial benefit.3 An outbreak of the typhus disease, with an average of 750 Jews dying in the Warsaw Ghetto per day, resulted in the Germans becoming apprehensive about whether it would be transmitted further into Warsaw.8,14 Thus, in efforts to reduce the advancement of the disease, the epidemic granted Irena Sendlerowa a permit, which allowed her to enter the Warsaw Ghetto to observe for indications of typhus.3,19
Working alongside 30 Żegota associates, using sanitary inspections as an …show more content…
The network was split into ’sectors’, which would cooperate together, to save Polish Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto.11 At the beginning of the war, when passage through the walls of the Ghettos was open to the public, Żegota would organise deliveries of goods and basic necessities and would fulfil any necessary services.11 However, this period came to an end abruptly, entering Ghettos was strictly prohibited and difficult. The Żegota would attempt to rescue Jews, and help them escape the “16km of brick walls that were 3m high and topped with shards of …show more content…
Wladyslaw Bartoszewski has addressed this and has stated “Before the second half of 1942, nobody - neither the Poles nor Jews, were aware of the fact that the Endlösung was in motion”10. When Żegota made conscious of this, they began helping the Polish Jews.10 Furthermore, Żegota was the only organisation to help Jews in Europe, as when Jan Karski informed the British and American governments about the Holocaust, no action was formally undertaken on their behalf to aid the Jews.18 Needless to say, over half the Jews who survived the Holocaust in Poland, over 50,000, were helped by Żegota.3 Without Żegotas support there would be even more victims of the Holocaust and thus they were successful at aiding Polish
Working alongside 30 Żegota associates, using sanitary inspections as an …show more content…
The network was split into ’sectors’, which would cooperate together, to save Polish Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto.11 At the beginning of the war, when passage through the walls of the Ghettos was open to the public, Żegota would organise deliveries of goods and basic necessities and would fulfil any necessary services.11 However, this period came to an end abruptly, entering Ghettos was strictly prohibited and difficult. The Żegota would attempt to rescue Jews, and help them escape the “16km of brick walls that were 3m high and topped with shards of …show more content…
Wladyslaw Bartoszewski has addressed this and has stated “Before the second half of 1942, nobody - neither the Poles nor Jews, were aware of the fact that the Endlösung was in motion”10. When Żegota made conscious of this, they began helping the Polish Jews.10 Furthermore, Żegota was the only organisation to help Jews in Europe, as when Jan Karski informed the British and American governments about the Holocaust, no action was formally undertaken on their behalf to aid the Jews.18 Needless to say, over half the Jews who survived the Holocaust in Poland, over 50,000, were helped by Żegota.3 Without Żegotas support there would be even more victims of the Holocaust and thus they were successful at aiding Polish