in my hands memories of a holocaust rescuer By Irene Gut Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong ISBN 0-385-72032-7 Began as one non-Jew's challenge to any who would deny the Holocaust 248 pages In the fall of 1939 the Nazis invaded Irene Gut's beloved Poland, ending her training as a nurse and thrusting the 16-year old Catholic girl into a world of horrors that somehow gave her the strength to accomplish what amounted to miracles. Brutally abused and left for dead by Russian soldiers, Irene escaped into German-occupied territory, where she was forced to work for the German army. Her Aryan features landed her a job in the relative safety of an officers' dining room. With access to food and supplies, as well as the dinner conversations of SS officers, Irene was able to smuggle nourishment and information to the Jews in the ghetto, transport work camp prisoners to a forest enclave, and ultimately hide a dozen Jews in the home of the Nazi major for whom she was housekeeper. Condition: Very good - there is a name written on the first page. No other markings and binding is excellent Thank you for visiting Abby's Attic (abbysattic). Outside the US, please contact me for a shipping quote. Books