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Irena Gut Opdyke was born in Poland and worked for the Germans during WWII. While working as a housekeeper for an SS officer, she hid 12 Jews in his villa and fed and clothed them. When the officer discovered the Jews, Irena begged him to let them escape and said she would take their punishment. The officer agreed in exchange for Irena becoming his mistress. Irena and the Jews she protected later fled to the forests to survive as German forces retreated. In 1982, Irena was recognized by Yad Vashem for her e

Author

Luc Hotaling

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