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Assisting ss s n Jews during ur n the Shoah Jonathan , United States : Hi everyone , did you also read the chapter about Jews helping each other ? It really impressed me that throughout history , Jews helped other Jews , even if they lived far away from each other . Miep , Holland : You’re right . It really is impressive . But I have to tell you that when I closed the book , I suddenly thought about the six million Jews killed in the Shoah who weren’t saved . And that’s probably not the only time that Jews weren’t able to help other Jews in trouble . Jonathan , United States : It’s true that they weren’t able to prevent the Shoah , but I’ve heard lots of stories of Jews who helped fellow Jews get something to eat or find somewhere to hide . Some acted alone and some joined underground organizations in the ghettos and even in the concentration camps . Miep , Holland : I’ve also heard stories like that , but I was talking about other Jews — Jews who lived in countries that weren’t occupied by the Nazis . Why didn’t they do anything ? Hadas , Israel : First of all , it took a while before people understood that the Nazis were really killing the Jews wherever they could . But there were definitely Jews who helped — like all the Jews from various countries who joined the armies fighting Nazi Germany ... and there were also Jewish people and organizations who helped Jews survive by assisting their flight to safety , hiding them , or providing them with false identity documents . Miep , Jonathan , wait a minute . My parents are calling me . I’ll be back soon ! Hadas , Israel : Sorry ! I’m back ... I wanted to tell you a story . I know a boy called Evyatar , Evyatar Alexander . Evyatar’s grandfather , Alexander Rafaeli , belonged to a group of six young men , members of the Etzel * , a Jewish military organization in the Land of Israel . At the time of the Shoah , these men were determined to rescue Jews in any way possible . Have any of you heard of this group ? The word Etzel – stands for – Irgun Tzvai Leumi – National Military Organization . The Etzel was an underground organization which means that it worked in secret because the British banned its activities .
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