{"product_id":"in-my-hands-memories-of-a-holocaust-rescuer-paperback","title":"In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrene Gut Opdyke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756328026400,"sku":"9780553538847","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d408de8ef214d2e391602fc26b0c6797.webp?v=1780078797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-my-hands-memories-of-a-holocaust-rescuer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}