Irena's Vow: The true story of a Catholic nurse who helped hide Jews during WWII

A new movie telling the incredible true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Polish Catholic nurse, who courageously risked her own life to help hide Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II debuts in theaters across the country on April 15 and 16.
“Irena’s Vow” is told through the eyes of strong-willed, 19-year-old Irena Gut. When Gut is promoted to be the housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer after learning that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated, she makes it her mission to help the Jewish workers. She decides to give them shelter in the safest place she can think of - the basement of the German Major’s house. Over the next two years, she uses her creativity and quick thinking to keep her friends safe until she’s able to help them escape.
Actress Sophie Nélisse portrays Gut in the film. She and Jeannie Smith, Irena’s real-life daughter, spoke to CNA about what they hope viewers will take away from the film and what it is like for Smith to share and watch her mother’s story on the big screen.
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[@spica.]

Please also consider making a documentary on the generosity and hospitality of the people of the Philippines who were among the few to welcome Jews during their diaspora and had no place to stay… thank you 🙏

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Scarlet and the Black is another good movie about Catholic efforts to save Jewish people from the Holocaust.
Odd that this video was deemed to need extra context. Here's some context, did you know that the the word Nazi is an acronym and the z stands for the German word for socialist? Also, Catholic priests and nuns were executed in the concentration camps for opposing the Nazis.