Żegota
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Polish underground organization
World War II resistance organization
organization aiding Jews during the Holocaust
Żegota was a clandestine Polish World War II organization dedicated to rescuing and aiding Jews under Nazi occupation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish underground organization
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World War II resistance organization → organization aiding Jews during the Holocaust → |
| activity |
distribution of money to Jewish families
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placement of Jewish children with Polish families → production of false identity papers → support for Jews in concentration camps → support for Jews in ghettos → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Council to Aid Jews
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| conflict |
World War II
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| cooperatedWith |
Jewish underground organizations
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Polish Home Army → |
| country |
Poland
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| dissolved |
1945
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| documentedIn |
Holocaust historiography
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| foundedBy |
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
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Zofia Kossak-Szczucka → |
| hasEthicalStance |
opposition to antisemitism
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| headquarters |
Warsaw
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| historicalPeriod |
Holocaust in Poland
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| ideology |
anti-Nazi
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humanitarianism → |
| inception |
1942
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| languageOfName |
Polish
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| memberOf |
Polish resistance movement
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| nativeName |
Rada Pomocy Żydom
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| notableMember |
Adolf Berman
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Irena Sendler → Julian Grobelny → Władysław Bartoszewski → |
| operatedIn |
German-occupied Poland
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Warsaw Ghetto surroundings → |
| opposedTo |
Holocaust policies
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Nazi Germany → |
| parentOrganization |
Government Delegation for Poland
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| partOf |
Polish Underground State
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| predecessor |
Provisional Committee to Aid Jews
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| purpose |
aid to Jews in hiding
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financial support for Jews → forging documents for Jews → organizing hiding places for Jews → rescue of Jews → support for Jewish children → |
| recognizedFor |
rescue of thousands of Jews
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| riskLevel |
punishable by death under Nazi law
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| subjectOf |
research on Polish-Jewish relations in World War II
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Polish Underground State
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notableOrganizationWithin |