In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
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In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke
"No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful."--School Library Journal, starredI did not ask myself, "Should I do this?" but "How will I do this?"
Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage.
You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once.
When the war began, Irene Gut was just seventeen: a student nurse, a Polish patriot, a good Catholic girl. Forced to work in a German officiers' dining hall, she learns how to fight back.
One's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence.
Irene eavesdropped on the German's plans. She smuggled people out of the work camp. And she hid twelve Jews in the basement of a Nazi major's home. To deliver her friends from evil, this young woman did whatever it took--even the impossible.
The Israeli Holocaust Commission recognized Irene Gut Opdyke (1922-2003) one of the Righteous Among the Nations, a distinction granted to people who risked their lives by assisting and saving Jews during the Holocaust. In a ceremony at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, she was awarded the Israel Medal of Honor, Israel's highest honor. She received a special praise from the Pope. Her tale is featured in the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.'s permanent exhibit. Jennifer Armstrong is a multi-award-winning novelist best recognized for her historical and historical fiction works. The American Story: 100 Real Stories from American History, Shattered, and Shipwreck at the Bottom of the Earth are among the titles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553538847 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553538845 |
| Title | In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer |
| Author | Irene Gut Opdyke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2016-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for PEN USA West Award for Fiction. |
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