{"product_id":"in-my-hands-memories-of-a-holocaust-rescuer-9780553538847","title":"In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e starred\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI did not ask myself, \"Should I do this?\" but \"How will I do this?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, \u003ci\u003eIn My Hands \u003c\/i\u003ehas become a profound testament to individual courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrene 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrene Gut Opdyke (1922-2003) was named by the Israeli Holocaust Commission one of the Righteous Among the Nations, a title given to those who risked their lives by aiding and saving Jews during the Holocaust. She was granted the Israel Medal of Honor, Israel's highest tribute, in a ceremony at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. The Vatican honored her with a special commendation. And her story is part of the permanent exhibit at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jennifer Armstrong is an award-winning author, perhaps best known for her books of history and historical fiction. Those books include\u003ci\u003e The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShattered\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShipwreck at the Bottom of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ember","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621021782290,"sku":"9780553538847","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d490a5bd-f2aa-4f92-b08a-c0a532f2fcab.jpg?v=1732578467","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-my-hands-memories-of-a-holocaust-rescuer-9780553538847","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}