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Irena Sendler: The Polish Social Worker Who Saved 2,500 Jewish Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
During World War II, Irena Sendler helped rescue approximately 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto. Working through the underground resistance group Żegota, she smuggled children to safety, forged identities, and buried their real names in glass jars to preserve their futures. Arrested and tortured by the Gestapo, she refused to betray her network. Her quiet resistance preserved generations.
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