books by Irene Opdyke (righteous emlekere memories)

books by Irene Opdyke

books:

Into the Flames: The Life Story of a Righteous Gentile (Studies in Judaica & the Holocaust #8)

1 review
Irene Gut Opdyke, Jeffrey M. Elliot

Borgo Press, 1992

An Inspiring Story of Courage
Irene Gut Opdyke is one of those cherished few to have been honored by the State of Israel as one of the "Righteous Among the Nations" and even further recognized by the United States Holocaust Musuem as a permanent contributor to the study of the Holocaust. "Into the Flames" is her story. The author is Catholic and Polish. Her story begins when she is but 17 years old and her native land of ...

Ket Kezemmel: A Holocaust Tuleloinek Es Megmentojuknek Emlekere (In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer)
Irene Gut Opdyke, Jennifer Armstrong

Trivium Kiado, 2001

When World War II began, Irene Gutowna was a 17-year-old Polish nursing student. Six years later, she writes in this inspiring memoir, "I felt a million years old." In the intervening time she was separated from her family, raped by Russian soldiers, and forced to work in a hotel serving German officers. Sickened by the suffering inflicted on the local Jews, Irene began leaving food under the walls of the ghetto. Soon she was scheming to protect ...

In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer

80 reviews
Irene Opdyke

Laurel Leaf, 2004

A book for both Mothers and Teen Daughters
My 14-year-old daughter read this book and insisted that I read it. When I finally agreed, I could not put the book down. The story is so well told that you can can truly understand the experience of a 17-year-old girl in the midst of the horrible events. A compelling book that everyone should read and discuss.