Nurse Stuffed 2,500 Innocent Children In Sacks And Suitcases

Bigger Move Forward to Save More Lives

Later on, Irena joined the Zegota, an underground resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Poland. The organization was created to save Jews. But Irena realized that joining the organization could mean risking her own life.

A Way In

Irena used her profession as a leverage for her to get in. Her papers as a social worker allowed her to gain access to the Warsaw Ghetto.

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