would mask any sounds made by the children she’s carrying. The Nazis didn’t care about the dog; they had no idea! She smuggled kids and babies out of the ghetto after delivering daily amounts of vaccines, food, and water. Most infants were hidden in trams (trolley cars) and garbage wagons. The older kids were led through secret pathways and the underground sewage. Irena did whatever she could to get the children out alive. One baby was even hidden in a suitcase, another in a coffin! Irena was able to get assistance from some convents and orphanages to help relocate these kids. Irena taught the children how to be Catholic in case the Gestapo (Nazi police) pull them over in the street and
Irena Sendler: A Hero Remembered By K. Lustria
It’s 1942. The Nazis came with their tanks a few years ago, gathering Jews. Now they’re dropping the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto. The Warsaw Ghetto is a sixteen-block isolated area.The Jews are in trouble, but Irena Sendler knows the Nazis’ intentions. She can’t just let them be! Irena is almost thirty years old and a Polish Catholic social worker. She joins Zegota, the Council for Aid to Jews. This was set up by the Polish Resistance, the largest underground resistance in the Nazi-occupied Europe. They are an extremely effective group; their actions severely damaging Nazi plans. Before establishing a resistance, Poland was a transportation base for the Nazi army. Along
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with helping Jews escape from concentration camps, the Polish Resistance also destroyed several Nazi military transports. Over the course of half a year, the Polish Resistance demolished 1,935 railway engines, derailed 90 trains, blew up three bridges, and set fire to 237 transport trucks! Irena decided that she needed to save as many Jews as she could. The Nazis were careful and wouldn't let you inside the ghetto unless you had a pass. Irena obtained a pass from Warsaw’s Epidemic Control Department and pretended to be a nurse. Irena visited the ghetto as often as she could. She was also careful, training a dog to bark every time the Nazis let her in and out. These loud barks
questioned them. The kids couldn't give any sign of being Jewish. The children were also given Polish names while their real names and families were recorded on slips of paper. Irena got ten close friends and fifteen other trustworthy people
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