Irene Gut Opdyke - Wikipedia
WEBIrene Gut Opdyke (born Irena Gut, 5 May 1918 – 17 May 2003) [2] 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 twelve Jews.
How Irene Gut Opdyke Risked Her Life To Save Holocaust Victims
WEBDec 13, 2022 · During the Holocaust, Polish nurse and housekeeper Irene Gut Opdyke hid 12 Jewish people inside the home of a German major, saving them from almost certain death.
A Nazi officer’s housekeeper hid 12 Jews in the basement. All ...
WEBJan 27, 2022 · Irene Gut Opdyke, who saved 12 Jews during the Holocaust, is among the subjects of a new campaign commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
‘Irena’s Vow’: The True Story of a Polish Catholic Nurse Who ...
WEBApr 12, 2024 · A new film depicting the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic nurse who risked her own life to hide Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during …
Irene Opdyke, 85; Hid Jews in Poland During the Holocaust
WEBMay 21, 2003 · Irene Gut Opdyke, who risked her life in World War II by hiding Jews in a cellar beneath a German major’s villa -- a story of courage that decades later would make her an internationally known...
Irene Gut Opdyke, A Woman of Valor | My Jewish Learning
WEBFeb 6, 2022 · Irene Gut Opdyke was a Polish nurse who risked her life in World War II by hiding Jews in a cellar beneath a German major’s villa — a story of courage that decades later would make her an internationally known speaker. She was declared one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1982.
How 12 Jews survived the Holocaust hidden by a maid in a Nazi ...
WEBApr 15, 2024 · At the outbreak of the war, Opdyke was 19-year-old Irena Gut, a Polish nursing student whose education abruptly ended when she was sent into forced labor by …
Irene Gut Opdyke - Don't Be A Bystander
WEBIn 1939, Irena Gut (later Irene Gut Opdyke), was thrust into the war effort as a 17-year old nursing student in Radom, Poland. She was drafted to provide medical care to retreating Polish soldiers and accompanied them to Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania.
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut ...
WEBWhen 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.
WEBIRENE GUT-OPDYKE BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE © Echoes & Reflections Partnership Irene Gut was born on May 5, 1922 in Kozienice, Poland to an upper middle class Catholic family with five daughters. Irene’s father was an architect and owned a factory. She had a happy childhood and was exposed to people from different religions and nationalities.