Author(s): Irene Gut Opdyke,Jennifer Armstrong
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 288
Publisher: Ember
Language: English
Date Published: 2016-03-08
Dimensions: 150 x 216 x 18mm
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Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
"No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful."--School Library Journal, starred I did not ask myself, "Should I do this?" but "How will I do this?" Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage. You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once. When 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. Irene eavesdropped on the German's plans. She smuggled people out of the work camp. And she hid twelve Jews in the basement of a Nazi major's home. To deliver her friends from evil, this young woman did whatever it took--even the impossible.
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 288
Publisher: Ember
Language: English
Date Published: 2016-03-08
Dimensions: 150 x 216 x 18mm
Publication City/Country:
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
"No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful."--School Library Journal, starred I did not ask myself, "Should I do this?" but "How will I do this?" Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage. You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once. When 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. Irene eavesdropped on the German's plans. She smuggled people out of the work camp. And she hid twelve Jews in the basement of a Nazi major's home. To deliver her friends from evil, this young woman did whatever it took--even the impossible.
Book Info | |
Author | Irene Gut Opdyke, Jennifer Armstrong |
Date Published | 2016-03-08 |
Dimensions | 150 x 216 x 18mm |
Edition | Reprint |
First Author | Irene Gut Opdyke |
Format | Paperback |
Illustrations | Illustrations, unspecified |
ISBN | 9780553538847 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 288 |
Publisher | Ember |
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
- Irene Gut Opdyke
- Paperback
- Publisher: Ember
- ISBN: 9780553538847
- Availability:In Stock
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