Interview via United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Document based questions: Why was Zegota so motivated to help Irena escape from prison? What do you notice resting on Irena’s abdomen during the interview? How would you describe the “file” Irena was keeping at home?
Irena Sendler describes how she was arrested and tortured by The Gestapo. Retrieved on December 2, 2023 from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/oral-history/irena-sendler-describes-how-she-was-arrested-and-tortured-by-the-gestapo
“We present the account of Irena Sendler’s daughter, Janina Zgrzembska, from the oral history collection of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.” Portal Muzeum POLIN. Irena Sendler: An Inconvenient Witness to History. April 29, 2015. Retrieved on December 1, 2023 from https://youtu.be/HPfu_HeUDlM?si=f6K2ZmOpkG98YfMm
Document based questions: How did Janina feel about what her mother did? What details stand out the most from this interview? Why is it important to hear Janina’s point of view?
Newspaper Entry, retrieved on December 1, 2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-irena-sendler/10760180/.
Document based questions: How do other people describe Sendler? What honor did she receive from Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial? Why is this important?
