In my hands: memories of a Holocaust rescuer
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Lexile measure:
890L
Description
"You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defier of the SS and the Nazis all at once. One's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence."
Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Irene Gut was just a girl when the war began: seventeen, a Polish patriot, a student nurse, a good Catholic girl. As the war progressed, the soldiers of two countries stripped her of all she loved — her family, her home, her innocence — but the degradations only strengthened her will.
She began to fight back. Irene was forced to work for the German Army, but her blond hair, her blue eyes, and her youth bought her the relatively safe job of waitress in an officers' dining room. She would use this Aryan mask as both a shield and a sword: She picked up snatches of conversation along with the Nazis' dirty dishes and passed the information to Jews in the ghetto. She raided the German Warenhaus for food and blankets. She smuggled people from the work camp into the forest. And, when she was made the housekeeper of a Nazi major, she successfully hid twelve Jews in the basement of his home until the Germans' defeat.
This young woman was determined to deliver her friends from evil. It was as simple and as impossible as that.
Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Irene Gut was just a girl when the war began: seventeen, a Polish patriot, a student nurse, a good Catholic girl. As the war progressed, the soldiers of two countries stripped her of all she loved — her family, her home, her innocence — but the degradations only strengthened her will.
She began to fight back. Irene was forced to work for the German Army, but her blond hair, her blue eyes, and her youth bought her the relatively safe job of waitress in an officers' dining room. She would use this Aryan mask as both a shield and a sword: She picked up snatches of conversation along with the Nazis' dirty dishes and passed the information to Jews in the ghetto. She raided the German Warenhaus for food and blankets. She smuggled people from the work camp into the forest. And, when she was made the housekeeper of a Nazi major, she successfully hid twelve Jews in the basement of his home until the Germans' defeat.
This young woman was determined to deliver her friends from evil. It was as simple and as impossible as that.
Subjects
Subjects
Autobiographies
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
History
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Juvenile literature
Jews
Opdyke, Irene Gut
Opdyke, Irene Gut, -- 1921- -- Juvenile literature
Personal narratives
Rescue
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Juvenile literature
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Sociology
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish -- Juvenile literature
Young Adult Nonfiction
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
History
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Juvenile literature
Jews
Opdyke, Irene Gut
Opdyke, Irene Gut, -- 1921- -- Juvenile literature
Personal narratives
Rescue
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Juvenile literature
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Sociology
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish -- Juvenile literature
Young Adult Nonfiction
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ISBN:
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Accelerated Reader:
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Level 6, 11 Points
Level 6, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-12-06 22:08:10PM |
Last Indexed | 2023-12-06 22:09:12PM |
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Personal narratives
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Juvenile literature
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish -- Juvenile literature
Biographies
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Juvenile literature
Opdyke, Irene Gut, -- 1921- -- Juvenile literature
Personal narratives
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Juvenile literature
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish -- Juvenile literature
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In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer
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In My Hands Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer / Irene Gut Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong
In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer / Irene Gut Opdyke, with Jennifer Armstrong
In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer / Irene Gut Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong
In my hands : memories of a Holocaust rescuer / Irene Gut Opdyke, with Jennifer Armstrong
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History
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Opdyke, Irene Gut
Rescue
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust
Sociology
World War, 1939-1945
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Opdyke, Irene Gut
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