Zegota’s most famous member was Irena Sendler. In her position as a health inspector, she was allowed to enter the Warsaw ghe o frequently to help prevent the spread of typhus, since the Germans feared the disease would spread to occupying forces. With this pretext, she was able to smuggle Jewish children out of the ghe o, hiding them in boxes, bundles of clothing, and even co ns. Her dog, trained to bark and growl as she drove away, mu ed the sound of crying infants and discouraged German guards from inspecting her vehicle. e rescued children would then be placed in Catholic convents, rectories, and orphanages throughout Poland. Sendler rescued 400 children in this manner, and a team of 30 women who worked under her saved several thousand more. In 1943 she was arrested by the Gestapo, tortured, had both legs broken, and was condemned to death. Zegota was able to bribe guards to dump her in the woods outside the prison and list her as having been executed. Irena then lived in hiding but continued her rescue work for the remainder of the war.
Zegota’s most famous member was Irena Sendler. In her position as a health inspector, she was allowed to enter the Warsaw ghe o frequently to help prevent the spread of typhus, since the Germans feared the disease would spread to occupying forces. With this pretext, she was able to smuggle Jewish children out of the ghe o, hiding them in boxes, bundles of clothing, and even co ns. Her dog, trained to bark and growl as she drove away, mu ed the sound of crying infants and discouraged German guards from inspecting her vehicle. e rescued children would then be placed in Catholic convents, rectories, and orphanages throughout Poland. Sendler rescued 400 children in this manner, and a team of 30 women who worked under her saved several thousand more. In 1943 she was arrested by the Gestapo, tortured, had both legs broken, and was condemned to death. Zegota was able to bribe guards to dump her in the woods outside the prison and list her as having been executed. Irena then lived in hiding but continued her rescue work for the remainder of the war.
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