Irene Gut Opdyke
Irene Gut Opdyke (born Irena Gut, 5 May 1918 – 17 May 2003) was a Polish nurse who gained international recognition for aiding Polish Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. She was honored as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for risking her life to save twelve Jews.
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Front cover of In My Hands. Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Opdyke, ISBN 0385720327 | |
| Born | Irena Gut 5 May 1918 Kozienice, Poland |
| Died | 17 May 2003 (aged 85) |
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| Occupation | Nurse |
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William Opdyke
(m. 1956; died 1993) |
| Children | 1 |
| Honours | Righteous Among the Nations |
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