Irena Sendler: A True Rescuer During The Holocaust

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The point of view of a rescuer during the Holocaust had a whole different perspective then the Nazi’s or people who agreed with it. The Holocaust brought devastation to many people. Irena Sendler saved 2500 children during the Holocaust. She worked to save the children and return them to their families after the war was over. Irena Sendler was a true rescuer with a kind heart for the families that suffered through this terrible war. Sendler was a courageous woman who did everything in her power to save children in the Warsaw ghetto. Risking her life for the families and children of her old community is what she longed to do. Most people were too afraid to help but “Sendler went beyond rescuing orphans and began asking parents to let her try

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