{"product_id":"irenes-daughter-9798295556586","title":"Irene's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIrene's Daughter is a powerful and deeply personal memoir that weaves history, legacy, and love into an unforgettable story of courage across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn from silence and memory, this book is told through the eyes of Janina Opdyke-Smith, the daughter of Irene Gut Opdyke-one of the youngest and most extraordinary Holocaust rescuers of World War II. While Irene's wartime heroism has been chronicled before, Irene's Daughter offers something profoundly different: the story of what comes after survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough lyrical storytelling and intimate reflection, Janina traces her mother's journey from Nazi-occupied Poland to post-war America, revealing how trauma, resilience, faith, and compassion shaped the woman Irene became-and the daughter she raised. As fragments of Irene's past slowly emerge, readers are taken behind the scenes of a life marked not only by unimaginable loss, but also by generosity, humor, grit, and an unshakable belief that one person can make a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Broadway's Irena's Vow to classrooms, film screens, and family kitchens, this memoir explores how history lives on in the everyday moments of love, parenting, and purpose. It is a story of inherited strength, moral courage, and the quiet choices that echo through time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotionally rich and historically grounded, Irene's Daughter is a tribute to a remarkable woman and a reminder that bravery does not end when the war is over-it continues in how we live, love, and care for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne person can-and does-make a difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Janina Opdyke Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295556586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Janina Opdyke Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604496871605,"sku":"9798295556586","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/irenes-daughter-9798295556586","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}