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Woman Saves 2,500 Children

Irena Sendler smuggled children in boxes, suitcases and caskets, saving the lives of more than 2,500 Jewish children.

Who smuggled children? Irena Sendler smuggled children. Did she smuggle them in boxes, suitcases, and caskets? Yes, she smuggled them in boxes, suitcases, and caskets. How many Jewish children did she save? She saved 2,500 Jewish children.

During World War II, she watched in horror as the Nazis forced Jewish people to live in a ghetto in Warsaw, Poland where disease ran rampant.

Did she watch in horror during World War I? No, she didn’t watch in horror during World War I. She watched in horror during World War II. Where did the Nazis force Jewish people to live? The Nazis forced Jewish people to live in a ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. What ran rampant? Disease ran rampant.

Soon, it became clear that the Nazis intended to exterminate the Jews.

Did it become clear that the Nazis intended to deport the Jews? No, it did not become clear that the Nazis intended to deport the Jews. It became clear that the Nazis intended to exterminate the Jews.

That’s when Sendler took courageous action.

Who took courageous action? Sendler took courageous action.

To gain access to the ghetto, she pretended to be a nurse.

Why did she pretend to be a nurse? She pretended to be a nurse to gain access to the ghetto.

She used a fake I.D. and told German soldiers she was there to deliver supplies and care for the sick.

What did she use? She used a fake I.D. Did she tell German soldiers she was there to deliver letters? No, she did not tell German soldiers she was there to deliver letters. She told German soldiers she was there to deliver supplies and care for the sick.

In 1942, she asked 10 close friends to help her save as many children as she could.

What did she ask her close friends to help her with? She asked her close friends to help her save as many children as she could. How many close friends did she ask? She asked 10 close friends.

What she was asking of her friends was punishable by death.

Was what she was asking of her friends safe? No, what she was asking of her friends was not safe. What she was asking of her friends was punishable by death.

Even so, her group grew to 25 people who were willing to risk life and limb for the cause.

What did her group grow to? Her group grew to 25 people. Were they willing to risk life and limb? Yes, they were willing to risk life and limb.

They hid the children in boxes, suitcases, and even caskets before making their escape.

Did they hide the children in backpacks? No, they did not hide the children in backpacks. They hid the children in boxes, suitcases, and even caskets.

To stop them from crying they gave them a sedative.

Why did they give them a sedative? They gave them a sedative to stop them from crying.

If they did wake up and cry, Sendler had trained her dog to bark to distract the Nazis from their cries.

What had Sendler trained her dog to do? Sendler had trained her dog to bark to distract the Nazis from their cries.

The children were transported through secret passageways, basements and even through the sewage system.

Were the children transported through secret passageways, basements and the sewage system? Yes, the children were transported through secret passageways, basements and even through the sewage system.

After they escaped the ghetto, most of the children were given Roman Catholic names and taken into orphanages.

What were most of the children given? Most of the children were given Roman Catholic names. Were they taken home? No, they were not taken home. They were taken into orphanages.

Sendler recorded every single one of their real names and placed it in a glass jar which she buried in a friend’s garden.

What did Sendler record? Sendler recorded every single one of their names.

Where did she bury the glass jar? She buried the glass jar in a friend’s garden.

She hoped one day to reunite the children with their birth parents.

Did she want to reunite the children with the brave men and women who saved them? No, she did not want to reunite the children with the brave men and women who saved them. She wanted to reunite the children with their birth parents.

By 1943, the Nazis had begun to catch on to Sendler’s smuggling.

Did the Nazis begin to catch on? Yes, the Nazis began to catch on. When did the Nazis begin to catch on? By 1943, the Nazis had begun to catch on.

She was captured and tortured but she refused to reveal a single name.

Who was captured? Sendler was captured. Did she reveal a single name? No, she refused to reveal a single name.

Even after her legs and feet were broken she would not say who she was working with or which children she’d smuggled out.

Would she say who she was working with? No, she would not say who she was working with. Would she say which children she’d smuggled out? No, she would not say which children she’d smuggled out.

She was sent to prison where she continued to rebel against the Nazis by poking holes in their underwear while she folded laundry.

Where was she sent? She was sent to prison. How did she continue to rebel against the Nazis? She continued to rebel against the Nazis by poking holes in their underwear while she folded laundry.

Finally, after a brutal beating, Sendler’s luck changed.

Did Sendler’s luck change? Yes, Sendler’s luck changed.

One of her guards had accepted a bribe for the release of Sendler.

Who had accepted a bribe? One of her guards had accepted a bribe. What was the bribe for? The bribe was for the release of Sendler.

He added her name to a list of executed people and then let her go.

What did he add her name to? He added her name to a list of executed people. Did he execute her? No, he did not execute her. He let her go.

She went into hiding but she continued to work under the radar.

Did she stop working? No, she did not stop working. She continued to work under the radar.

She saved 500 more Polish-Jews, one of whom she later married.

How many more Polish-Jews did she save? She saved 500 more Polish-Jews.

Did she later marry one? Yes, she later married one.

When the war ended, Sendler unearthed the jar of names.

What did Sendler do when the war ended? When the war ended, Sendler unearthed the jar of names.

She tried to reunite the children she’d rescued with their families, but it was difficult because most of the families had perished.

Did she try to reunite the children she’d rescued with their families? Yes, she tried to reunite the children she’d rescued with their families. Why was it difficult? It was difficult because most of the families had perished.

But thanks to Sendler, more than 2,500 children were saved, many of whom were adopted by other families.

How many children were saved thanks to Sendler? Thanks to Sendler, more than 2,500 children were saved. Were any of them adopted by other families? Yes, many of them were adopted by other families.