Irena Sendler

Irena Sendler was a Polish nurse, humanitarian, and social worker who served in the Polish Underground during World War II in Warsaw. The German had already taken over Warsaw at the time. Irena was the head of the children's section of Zegota, the Polish Council to Aid Jews which was active from 1942 to 1945. Assisted by some two dozen other Zegota members, Sendler smuggled approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto and then provided them with false identity documents and…

murdered. Irena Sendler was a part of the numerous resistance efforts against the Nazis. Generally, resistance efforts consisted of hiding people in homes, putting up anti-Nazi propaganda, and so on. Irena Sendler stands out among the rest because of her willingness to help others, her endeavor to smuggle children into freedom, and her message that inspires others to do good in the modern day. Irena Sendler, born on February 15, 1910 in Warsaw, was a social worker at Źegota. Sendler very…

Thesis Irena sendler took a stand against the Nazi Regime, risking all in order to help young Jews. Her courageous actions helped save 2,500 children from the warsaw ghetto smuggling them from their certain death at the hands of the Nazis. By taking a stand, Irena impacted the world in many ways. She not only saved the lives of many jewish civilians but she saved the generations of their families. Background After coming to power in 1934, Adolf Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Poland.…

ghetto was around the corner, Sendler wanted to do something to help the Jews within the ghetto, so she decided to join Zegota, the Polish underground resistance that fought to help Jews. The organization was funded by the Polish government-in-exile based in London. Sendler was assigned leader of the children’s division and was issued the code name “Jolanta.” By using her social worker papers, as well as papers she obtained from the Contagious Disease Department, Sendler was able to enter the…

For some people the Holocaust is nothing more than a glimpse of the past, others recall the Holocaust like it was just yesterday.But behind the history there were over 6 million Jews that died due to the Holocaust each with a name, each with a life, each apart of this world, each one unique and special, each shown not even a speck of kindness , each treated with such hatred and cruelty all because of a choice of faith, Judaism. The Holocaust was a time of destruction and devastation among the…

Irena stood in line, projecting the air of disdain and self-importance she assumed each day, before the German guards arrived allowing them entry into Warsaw's ghetto. Carrying a large basket, filled with medical supplies (and other hidden items) she had come to administer to the sick people imprisoned inside. Some mornings found her pushing a pram or hand cart, and possibly an ambulance, depending on what wretched diseases were ravaging the population forced to live in squalor behind the…

IRENA’S JARS OF SECRETS Irena’s Jars of Secrets by Marcia Vaughan tells the true story of a Polish social worker, Irena Sendler. She was raised to value the importance of helping others who needed assistance, and she saw a need in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust. As a social worker, she was allowed access into the ghetto, and she was able to come up with clever ways to smuggle children out before they were sent to a death camp. She hid children under stretchers and floorboards in an…

“I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality.” These words were once said by Irena Sendler (IZ Quotes). Irena Sendler was an important member at the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Growing up, she was taught to help people, no matter their religion or nationality. Irena led a secret operation that saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. She accomplished this by smuggling them out of the ghetto (Pinterest). If…

cruelty towards the Jews shook her into taking immediate action. She consistently visited the Ghetto to provide the prisoners with medicine, food and clothing. However, despite her efforts approximately 5,000 Jews still died with each passing month. Irena Sendler then decided that she had to get the children out to safety and provide them with a new life. With the help of her associates from the Social Welfare Department, she forged hundreds of documents to supply the children with new…

taken away from them, they stayed positive and used their misfortune for a greater reason, which I think is truly amazing. It takes someone of great character and kindness to be nonconforming and stay true to their own hearts. With the help of Irena Sendler, Feliks Cywiński, and many others…