Irene Gut Opdyke

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Irene Gut Opdyke (May 5, 1918 - May 17, 2003) was a Polish nurse who, after being released from a concentration camp herself, rescued 16 Jews by hiding them in the villa of a Nazi officer who had requisitioned her as his servant. The officer eventually discovered the refugees, but could not report them for fear of incriminating himself; however, in exchange, he insisted that Gut become his mistress.

She was recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations in 1982; her autobiography, In My Hands, was published in 1999.

[edit] External links

• Irene Gut Opdyke at Forgotten Holocaust
• 2001 Interview with Irene Gut Opdyke
• Transcript of a 2003 Washington Post article on Irene Gut Opdyke!!