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Identification Papers

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Background Information

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She was born on December 29, 1921. Her home was Warsaw; which she was later smuggled out of. She went under the name Vlakda Meed, her but birth name was Fiegele Peltel. She started saving people after she was smuggled out of Warsaw in December, 1942.

Acts of Resistance

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Vladka Meed resisted the Nazis by smuggling people, weapons, and supplies out of ghettos. She was also a successful courier so she delivered important information to Jews underground so she could save the Jews trapped in death/labor camps. One of the groups she gave the goods to was the ZOB, which was an organization full of different, combined resistance groups. She convinced the Nazis guarding the ghettos that she was Polish so she could easily get inside and secretly save people.

Acts of Resistance

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She fought in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. During it, she fought against the Germans, using the help of poles. She also inspired others to fight back and do the same things she did.

Warsaw Ghetto

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Multimedia Link

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Information Link

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Famous Quotes

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' But how could I get away when the world which I was born and connected get up in flame?"

“Even in the very shadow of death, our people continued to create."

Acts of Resistance

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Vladka Meed also published a book on her experiences while being in Warsaw and during the war.She also helped organize a gathering for all Jewish survivers. She continued to teach about the Holocaust so history wouldn't repeat its self.

Her Impact

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She impacted people by encouraging them to resist, saving people, and fighting for others. She carried out missions for the Underground to rescue Jews from death camps. She saved many lives by smuggling people out of ghettos.

Her Impact

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She fought the Germans with the Poles. She also fought in the Warsaw Uprising. She also provided safe hiding spots for children and adults.

Vladka Meed

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Vladka Meed, smiling

Image of Warsaw

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Vladka Meed's home (Warsaw)

Vladka Meed and her family

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The Meed family, smiling together

Warsaw

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People smuggling a man out through a whole in the Warsaw ghetto.

Ben Meed

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Vladka Meed's husband, Ben Meed, smiling at the camera

Background Information

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During the war, she was a successful courier. She also Was in the Zunft Youth Organization as a child. She had 2 children and 5 grandchildren.

Background Information

cc8639945 — 2025-05-07 18:12:42 UTC

Vladka joined resistance groups in November, 1942. She worked as a courier and got inside many ghettos. She convinced people that she was Christian and Jewish.