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Street Mural Honoring Polish ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ Hero Irene Gut Opdyke Unveiled in Los Angeles
A street mural honoring late Polish “Righteous Among the Nations” hero Irene Gut Opdyke was unveiled last Sunday in downtown Los Angeles by Artists 4 Israel, in partnership with the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM).
The 60×15 foot display was spray-painted by local artist Andrew Hem on a wall near the intersection of East 7th Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles’ Arts District.
It was the latest installation of Artist 4 Israel’s “Righteous Among the Nations” Global Mural Project, following similar murals in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; Patras, Greece; and New York City.
As a young Catholic woman during World War II, Irene Gut Opdyke bravely hid 12 Jews in the basement of a villa in occupied Poland where she was employed as a housekeeper for a Nazi officer.
“We’re putting her mural out her so everyone on LA can see, understand, and respect the amazing sacrifices she made,” said Artists 4 Israel CEO Craig Dershowitz.
Sunday’s event was attended by Opdyke’s daughter, Jeannie Opdyke Smith, as well CAM Advisory Board member Elan Carr and rock and roll legend Gene Simmons.
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“When you uphold, extol and champion heroes like this, this is how you roll back the scourge [of hatred],” Carr told eJewish Philanthrophy.
Watch a KCAL News report on the mural unveiling here: