In my hands: memories of a Holocaust rescuer
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New York : Ember, 2016.
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Book
Edition:
First Ember edition.
Physical Desc:
273 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Rating:
Young Adult
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"I did not ask myself, “Should I do this?” but “How will I do this?” hrough this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage. You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once. When 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. One’s first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence. Irene 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"--
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LC Subjects
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Juvenile literature.
Opdyke, Irene Gut, -- 1922-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish -- Juvenile literature.
Opdyke, Irene Gut, -- 1922-2003 -- Juvenile literature.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish -- Juvenile literature.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0553538845, 9780553538847
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6, 11 Points
Level 6, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
890
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Description
"I did not ask myself, “Should I do this?” but “How will I do this?” hrough this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage. You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once. When 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. One’s first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence. Irene 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"--,Publisher.
Target Audience
Young Adult,Ember
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APA Citation (style guide)
Opdyke, I. G., & Armstrong, J. (2016). In my hands: memories of a Holocaust rescuer. First Ember edition. New York, Ember.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003 and Jennifer Armstrong. 2016. In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. New York, Ember.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Opdyke, Irene Gut, 1922-2003 and Jennifer Armstrong, In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. New York, Ember, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Opdyke, Irene Gut and Jennifer Armstrong. In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. First Ember edition. New York, Ember, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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