Irene Gut Opdyke ✓

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Polish nurse who aided Jews during WWII (1918–2003)

About Irene Gut Opdyke

Irene Gut Opdyke was a Polish nurse who gained international recognition for aiding Polish Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. She was honored as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for risking her life to save 12 Jews.

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In my hands

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In my fantasies, I was always caught up in heroic struggles, and I saw myself saving lives, sacrificing myself for others. I had far loftier… Always Caught
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… All

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