Żegota

Irena’s activities, she was arrested, imprisoned, and tortured. Her spirit would not be broken. She refused to reveal where the children who she saved are. She was scheduled to be executed, but members of the Zegota found out, and bribed a guard to instead leave her in the woods, where Zegota members found and rescued her. Sendler’s name was printed on the public lists of those shot by the Gestapo, and Sendler spend the rest of the war in hiding. After the war, Sendler worked to reunite the…

During WWII (1939-1945), many non-Jewish people recognised the extent of anti-Semitic behaviour, and aimed to work against the Nazi Holocaust in German Occupied Europe. To begin, as described in Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, most non-Jewish people in occupied Europe did take part in the Nazi scheme (Yad Vashem, 2014). These bystanders did notice the severe discrimination of the Jewish people, however, they did not assist as they were too frightened to help, as even…

The Resistance Against the Holocaust In The Merchant of Venice, Shylock, a Jew states, “You call me a misbeliever, cutthroat dog and spet upon my Jewish gaberdine.” Similar to Shylock, Jews all over the world were despised for their loyally held Jewish beliefs, for their ease in accumulating wealth, and the power that wealth has had in certain cultures. The Jews were treated with suspicion and outright segregation as a lower class people. The Holocaust brought this prejudice to the ultimate…

Irena Sendlerowa was a Polish nurse and social worker based in Warszawa . Throughout her life, she served in the Polish Underground State and worked in the Żegota, which was the codename for the Polska Rada Pomocy Żydom . ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? World War II broke out when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. This invasion led to Britain and France declared war on Germany in retaliation. Sided with Germany, the Soviet Union invaded and…

Irena Sendler: Holocaust Savior and Angel of the Warsaw Ghetto Have you ever thought that you were too ordinary to make a change in the world? If so, I encourage you to reflect on the example of Irena Sendler. Irena was a simple Catholic woman who believed in social justice and decided to make a difference. She wanted to do something to help the Jews who were experiencing injustice and hatred during the Second World War. In this brief paper, we will take a look at Irena’s history and actions…

ghetto daily (Irena Sendler). The Nazis eventually forced 350,000 jews into the Warsaw Ghetto, which was walled off and heavily guarded. She knew this was unfair and set off to make a difference (Amazing Courage: Irena Sendler’s Silence). Irena joined Zegota, a council to aid jews organized by the Polish Underground Resistance Movement. She was issued a pass from Warsaw’s Epidemic Control Department, allowing her to enter the…

became interested in helping them. Nazis started invading Warsaw and people were being killed, in 1940 more than 450,000 jewish people were forced to live in this area. Since Irena wanted to help people go somewhere safe she joined a group called Zegota. It was a group of people that helped Jewish people escape. Irena was in charge of the children she would go to their homes and would ask to take the kids. If they said yes she would have about 5 ways to get them to safety.…

How do you react when you believe authority is wrong? Do you believe it is inherently safe to differ from authority’s opinion? Do you hide what you think is right in fear of the consequences? Or do you except the drawbacks and do what is right regardless? According to the 17th century philosopher Voltaire, “it is dangerous to be right when established authorities are wrong”. Although this claim could be refuted by instances of respect for others honesty and courage, I believe people around the…

When you meet a person, an actual person, not just another face that teachers drag through your school life to force the person`s history or ideas, the very first thing you learn about them is their name of that human being with a heartbeat and with feelings. So, I would like to introduce you to Irena Sendler, a Catholic, Polish woman, who turned away from her work as a social worker to help the Jewish community being forced into the ghettos by helping the ill. She realized that there is not a…

“How many humans will die here [The Holocaust] in the coming months?” (Ackerman 48) As World War I erupted, European powers balances had shifted, along with Germany instigating the territorial take over of the major European powers of both France and Russia. Hence Germany’s supreme involvement in the War, it had been agreed that Germany was the leading cause of World War I. (Simkin 2) In 1919, World War I had ceased with the resolution of The Treaty of Versailles, though, the Treaty had punished…