In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer Audiobook

Quotes

• Opdyke uses simple direct language to demystify the concept of heroism and depict courage as a matter of basic human decency well within the capabilities of ordinary humans.

  — The Washington Post Book World 

• Even among WWII memoirs--a genre studded with extraordinary stories--this autobiography looms large, a work of exceptional substance and style.

  — Publishers Weekly, starred

• Powerful and life-affirming, this is the kind of exciting memoir that marks a reader forever.

  — The Plain Dealer

• “Although adults will find Irene’s tale moving, it is appropriately published as a young adult book. Her experiences while still in her teens remind adolescents everywhere that their actions count, that the power to make a difference is in their hands.”

  — Amazon.com, editorial review

• “Even among World War II memoirs—a genre studded with extraordinary stories—this audiobiography looms large, a work of exceptional substance and style…Readers will be rivieted—and no one can fail to be inspired by Opdyke’s courage.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Although there is evil in plenty here, Opdyke does not see all of her enemies as utter monsters, and with Armstrong seamlessly filling in the inevitable gaps in fifty-year-old memories, she paints a coherent, compelling picture of her times, and of the moral necessity that compelled her to action.”

  — Kirkus Reviews