Irena and her helpers made over 3,000 false documents to help Jewish families before she joined Zegota and the children’s division.

Irena has remarked on her actions during the war, stating that “We who were rescuing children re not some kind of heroes. That term irritates me greatly. The opposite is true – I continue to have qualms of conscience that I did so little. I could have done more. This regret will follow me to my death.”

Almost as soon as the Nazi occupation began, Irena began making forged documents for Jewish friends. She also offered food and shelter to the increasingly persecuted Jewish population. Then, in 1940, she witnessed the imprisonment of nearly 500,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto—an area the size of New York’s Central Park. She continued making false documents for those who escaped or had gone into hiding and avoided the Ghetto. Between 1939 and 1942 Irena, with the assistance of a few trusted friends, forged over 3,000 documents to save Jewish families.

 Impacts The things  that Irena  Sendler did, had an immediate impact on the war effort. Irena saved 2,500 Jewish children, and she rescued them before things could have gotten worse. Even though many people may not have known about what Sendler was doing at the time, she still had a immediate and long term impact on those who were saved! Right away children's lives changed when they were saved and kept alive for one more day. She is remembered for the unforgettable sacrifices she made to save others. Even when she was punished and thrown in jail, she still wanted to protect those who she saved, she wouldn't even risk their lives when she was tortured and her arms and legs were broken. People were so inspired by Sendler's movement on society that they wrote a play called "Life in a Jar!" Also, there were long term impacts involving her wartime heroism. When people found out she was alive, they began fundraisers to send money to her! Later on, there was a museum memorial that mourned about her passing, and also the play that was written about her was turned into a DVD, and book etc. Irena Sendler has always been, and always will be remembered for everything she did during world war two!