In+what+ways+did+the+Gentiles+help+Jews?

Gentiles, mostly in Poland, would commonly house Jews in their home to hide them from the Germans, which was very risky. Some Germans who were against the movement employed Jews into their business so that the Nazis would not take them to concentration camps, One example of this is [|Oksar Schindler] who saved over 1000 Jews by employing them. It was common for family members left behind to send food, tools, and any other things of use, and even help with escape attempts. There were a number of large rebellions and protests in Poland, particularly in Warsaw. These were usually not as effective, however. [|(Righteous among the Nations)]

Zegota was the codename for the Polish Council to aid Jews. As the name would suggest, operating under the Polish Government in exile, they were about helping Jews. Most of them were Gentiles, who chose not to remain indifferent and neutral and took action, with a few Jews who had not been taken into concentration sprinkled in. They worked successfully to find places in Poland of refuge for the Jews, and are credited with saving over 4000 Jews by providing shelter.One thing that many people did was create false documents that protected the Jews like catholic birth certificates, marriage certificates and fake IDs that made it impossible for the SS to apprehend them because they had "proof" that they wern't Jewish. This method was very sucsessful and very common thousands of jews were saved by these fake documents. They were one of the most successful organized Gentile efforts. [|(Zegota)]

Another thing Gentiles did was set up "safehouses" that were either hidden or under the protection of the government of a "neutral" country in Europe. One person who was extremely successful in doing this was Carl Lutz, Lutz worked with the Swiss government to set up a total of 76 "safehouses" around Budapest under the protection of the Swiss government.

There were many people who would take Jews from the Ghetto into their home. Mark Strauss, a holocaust survivor who spoke to our school about his experience in the ghettos, described how a woman offered to keep him in her home if his father could smuggle him out. It worked quite well, and Strauss was saved by the generous Gentile. These were the ways most people helped Jews, doing it individually instead of in a group.

So, without question, there were organized Gentile efforts. And, going by the success of Zegota and the Danish Underground, many of them were actually successful. However, undoubtedly, more Jews were saved by people's individual efforts. Most people did not join group efforts for fear of being discovered, but countless people have been recognized for saving Jews and many more probably have gone unrecognized for their ability to risk their lives to avoid being indifferent towards the Jew's suffering in the Holocaust. [|(Righteous among the Nations)] [|(Rescue)] ~Seth

This is Oskar Schindler's factory. He saved 1000 jews by employing them their. This was one of the unique efforts of the holocaust.