Irene Gut Opdyke

Irene Gut Opdyke
Front cover of In My Hands. Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Opdyke, ISBN 0385720327
Born
Irena Gut

(1918-05-05)5 May 1918
Kozienice, Poland
Died17 May 2003(2003-05-17) (aged 85)
Fullerton, California, US
Citizenship
  • Poland
  • United States[1]
OccupationNurse
Spouse
William Opdyke
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(m. 1956; died 1993)​
Children1
HonoursRighteous Among the Nations
Righteous
Among the Nations
By country
Maple tree in memory of Irena Gut Opdyke, Righteous Among the Nations, in Piekary Śląskie, in Poland.

Irene Gut Opdyke (born Irena Gut, 5 May 1918 – 17 May 2003)[2] 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.

  1. ^ Anton, Mike (21 May 2003). "Irene Opdyke, 85; Hid Jews in Poland During the Holocaust". Los Angeles Times. After the war, Opdyke immigrated to the United States, where she became a citizen ...
  2. ^ "Irene Gut Opdyke". The Times. 28 May 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.