| Irena Sendlerowa's Nursing Bag | |
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Origin |
Irena Sendlerowa |
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Type |
Leather Bag |
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Effects |
Pocket dimension entrance |
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Downsides |
None identified |
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Activation |
Opening |
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Collected by |
Arthur Nielsen |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
13 May 2008 |
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Origin[]
Irena Sendlerowa, also known as Irena Sendler, was a Polish nurse and social worker who was a member of the Polish Underground during the German occupation of Warsaw. A member of Zegota, the Polish Council to Aid Jews, she and other members of the Zegota managed to smuggle about 2,500 Jewish children out of Warsaw and into safety. This means that, aside from visas issued from diplomats, she is responsible for saving more Jews than any other individual.
Irena accomplished this feat due to her position as a nurse. As a member of the Social Welfare Department, she was able to enter the Warsaw Ghetto where Jews were kept. While checking the population for signs of disease, she smuggled children out with this bag. Once Irena loaded them into her ambulance, she would then drive the children to the Social Welfare Department and use her position to get them fake identities.
Sendlerowa was eventually caught by the Gestapo and arrested in October of 1943. Though her legs and feet were broken by her captors, she refused to give the names of the children she saved or her accomplices. She escaped a death sentence when the Zegota bribed her guards, and she continued to work against the Germans for the rest of the war.
Surprisingly, Sendlerowa's part in the Holocaust was largely unknown until 1999, when students from Uniontown Kansas produced a play based on her life story that has gained some renown, titled Life in a Jar.
Effects[]
The bag exists as the entrance to a small excess of space, or pocket dimension, that largely exceeds the dimensions of the bag. Things placed in the bag do not contribute their weight to the bag proper, and everything inside is within arms reach. The exact limitations of the space within the bag is unknown, as it's current user won't let Felix get his paws on it.
Currently utilized by Agent Arthur Nielsen.