Untitled Irene Gut Opdyke Project

The story of a young Polish Catholic who hid 12 Jews in a German officer's basement without his knowledge. She later made the most personal of sacrifices, being forced to become his mistress, to protect her friends when their hideout was discovered. After the war, Opdyke found refuge in America and kept her story to herself until 1974. Opdyke then spent most of her later years touring the US, Canada and Europe sharing her story before passing away in 2003.