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Irene Gut Opdyke quotes

Life: May 5, 1922 - May 17, 2003

Birthday: May 5

Death: May 17

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In my fantasies, I was always caught up in heroic struggles, and I saw myself saving lives, sacrificing myself for others. I had far loftier ambitions than mere romance.

Topics: Struggle, Ambition, Sacrifice

quote you must understand that i did not become a resistance fighter a smuggler of jews a irene gut opdyke Quotes

You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defier of the SS and the Nazis, all at once. One's first steps are always small: I had begun by hiding food under a fence

source: - Irene Gut Opdyke, Jennifer Armstrong (2010). “In My Hands”, p.92, Random House

Topics: Smugglers, Resistance, Firsts

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