Reviews

In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Jennifer Armstrong, Irene Gut Opdyke

anna_w's review against another edition

5.0

Irene is an incredible woman, a hero and just a beautiful person. Everyone should read her story.

jennysilveri's review against another edition

5.0

A must read.

sara_toone's review against another edition

5.0

Wow, what an incredible story!! I couldn’t put this down. I will never cease to be amazed by the incredibly brave people who did everything they could to save the lives of innocent people during WWII.

d_night's review against another edition

5.0

This was a very interesting biography. I was amazed to hear how she handled many of the situations that presented themselves to her, but more so I found her eventual escape from Russian occupied Poland interesting and compelling. It is an example of how God can use many things in our life including the connections we have with others to fulfill His plans for us.

There are also many different personal retellings about within her own story, that made this an extremely compelling read. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in hearing about those who fought more subtly against Hitler, as well as those interested to see how God can use seemly ordinary people to do fantastic things!

berriferri's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

mommamouse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

smhorner's review against another edition

4.0

loved it! had my daughter read it too

aggie2010's review against another edition

5.0

Irene's story is incredibly heartbreaking, devestating, and profound. Irene saved many lives during the Holocaust at a great personal cost to herself. She is such a wonderful person and a hero. The things that she went through are unimaginable and a testiment to her strength and kindness. Irene's story in unforgettable. I could not put her book down. I highly recommend this book but it is a very emotional read.

laurenjrva's review against another edition

5.0

This is such an AMAZING and inspiring story. Everyone should read it, it will change your life!

smolmimay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75