Irena Sendler
The Heroic Accomplishments of Irena Sendler
I. A father once told his seven year old daughter Irena, “If you see someone drowning you must try to rescue them, even if you cannot swim” (DuBord, 2013). These words formed the foundation of Irena Sendler’s being and later the force behind her heroic actions during the Holocaust.
A. I’m sure all of you at some point have read about the Holocaust. It was one of the world’s largest war related tragedies. It is vital to be knowledgeable about our history’s’ events. Do you know who some of the people were during this time that really made a difference? As a history lover myself, I have delved into the Holocausts’ history and found the story of an astonishing woman, Irena.
B. Irena Sendler’s heroic actions saved the lives of 2,500 children during the horrific times in WW2 when the Germans invaded Poland.
[Transition: Irena’s occupation and work experience influenced her future position in assisting and aiding people who occupied the concentration camps]
II. Irena’s education and work experience gave her the opportunity not only to work as a social and welfare worker for Poland’s low income families, but to be able to forge documents to save Jewish lives. (Hayes, 2007)
A. A few days after the city’s surrender to the Nazis, Irena starts to help the Jewish people through the department. She makes up family names and tells the authorities that they are suffering from diseases like typhus to prevent visits.
B. Irena obtains a pass from Warsaw's Epidemic Control Department for her and a colleague, allowing them to enter the Ghetto legally. She takes food, clothes, and medicine.
C. Irena decides to help the Jewish children to get out.
[Transition: With more and more people dying, Irena’s main and only focus is to get the children out by any means possible]
III. Irena organizes the work of smuggling Jewish children out of the Ghetto to prevent them from being taken to the concentration camps. (McLoughlin,
I. A father once told his seven year old daughter Irena, “If you see someone drowning you must try to rescue them, even if you cannot swim” (DuBord, 2013). These words formed the foundation of Irena Sendler’s being and later the force behind her heroic actions during the Holocaust.
A. I’m sure all of you at some point have read about the Holocaust. It was one of the world’s largest war related tragedies. It is vital to be knowledgeable about our history’s’ events. Do you know who some of the people were during this time that really made a difference? As a history lover myself, I have delved into the Holocausts’ history and found the story of an astonishing woman, Irena.
B. Irena Sendler’s heroic actions saved the lives of 2,500 children during the horrific times in WW2 when the Germans invaded Poland.
[Transition: Irena’s occupation and work experience influenced her future position in assisting and aiding people who occupied the concentration camps]
II. Irena’s education and work experience gave her the opportunity not only to work as a social and welfare worker for Poland’s low income families, but to be able to forge documents to save Jewish lives. (Hayes, 2007)
A. A few days after the city’s surrender to the Nazis, Irena starts to help the Jewish people through the department. She makes up family names and tells the authorities that they are suffering from diseases like typhus to prevent visits.
B. Irena obtains a pass from Warsaw's Epidemic Control Department for her and a colleague, allowing them to enter the Ghetto legally. She takes food, clothes, and medicine.
C. Irena decides to help the Jewish children to get out.
[Transition: With more and more people dying, Irena’s main and only focus is to get the children out by any means possible]
III. Irena organizes the work of smuggling Jewish children out of the Ghetto to prevent them from being taken to the concentration camps. (McLoughlin,