The Legacy Of Irena Sendler And The Warsaw Holocaust

When the story of Irena Sendler was discovered 60 years after World War II, her accomplishments rivaled Oskar Schindler’s. Irena Sendler, born February 15th of 1910, in Warsaw, Poland. Irena Sendler should be honored for all the lives she has saved and the impact she has made on others throughout World War II and the Warsaw Ghetto by being placed on the next postage stamp.

Overall, Sendler went to many great lengths to save people in World War II. After saving children from the Warsaw Ghetto, Sendler would forge new identities for the children to keep them safe, creating identity papers, and giving each child a new name that wouldn’t be suspected. Sendler had done a lot for each and every one of the kids she had saved. Most of her actions were

The movement Sendler created had many connections inside that gave them information that was needed to save others from the Warsaw Ghetto. She used this to her advantage and found others that wanted to save people during the war and they worked to communicate through a system that most couldn’t find. Sendler’s movement had worked together to save many Jews; a total number that remains unsure. Sendler’s movement was powerful and strong. She had created this movement to save lives and they did exactly that and more. Her movement was very significant during this point in time. Sendler’s work went unnoticed by most but not all. Eventually the soldiers found out what she was doing and caught her. “Sendler was arrested and sentenced to death, but underground activists bribed officials to release her” (Vashem). This quote proves how powerful Sendler’s movement was and the impact it had on others. Activists in the movement still fought for her as their leader. This also shows the amount of positive impact her leadership

During World War II, Schindler had placed Jews that he had saved in his factories whilst he provided them with food, shelter, and safety (Pallardy). This supports the fact that Schindler should be featured over Sendler because of how he supported the Jews even after saving them. While Sendler found Jews places to stay, Schindler did that and gave them opportunities for work. “Oskar Schindler saved over 1000 Jews from deportation during World War II.” (United States Holocaust Museum). Even though Schindler didn’t save as many as Sendler, his ability to save Jews was more restricted by how he was utilizing his factories to save them. He gave Jews a more practical option whilst they stayed safe. Schindler was eventually caught and arrested after all of his work gathering information to use against Abwehr. Schindler would go to many great lengths to keep the Jews safe, even though his actions were deemed illegal at the