In my hands: memories of a Holocaust rescuer
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Published:
New York : Knopf :, [1999].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure:
890L
Rating:
890L
Status:
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.
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940.53 OPD
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Juvenile literature.
Opdyke, Irene Gut, -- 1922-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
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.
Opdyke, Irene Gut, -- 1922-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
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.
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0679891811, 0679991816
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6, 11 Points
Level 6, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
890
Notes
General Note
Nonfiction.
Description
Recounts the experiences of the author who, as a young Polish girl, hid and saved Jews during the Holocaust.
Target Audience
890L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6,11,34749.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Opdyke, I. G., & Armstrong, J. (1999). In my hands: memories of a Holocaust rescuer. New York, Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003 and Jennifer Armstrong. 1999. In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. New York, Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003 and Jennifer Armstrong, In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. New York, Knopf, 1999.
MLA Citation (style guide)Opdyke, Irene Gut and Jennifer Armstrong. In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. New York, Knopf, 1999.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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