News release from the University of Saint Francis:
USF, Jewish Federation presenting Holocaust lecture
(February 17, 2014) – The University of Saint Francis Department of Philosphy and Theology and School of Arts and Sciences will host “Irene Gut Opdyke: Righteous Among the Nations,” a free public lecture about the Holocaust, on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the university’s Brookside Ballroom. The Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne is the event sponsor.
The community is invited to join Jeannie Opdyke Smith as she tells the story of her mother, Irene Gut Opdyke. A Polish Catholic during World War II, Irene rescued Jews during the Holocaust. Decades later, she was named by the Israeli Holocaust Commission as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.
Brookside is located next to Mirror Lake on the university’s main campus at 2701 Spring St.
About the University of Saint Francis
The University of Saint Francis, founded in 1890 as a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs through the School of Health Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership, School of Professional Studies and School of Creative Arts. In addition to its traditional programs, the university designs focused curriculum for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. More than 2,400 students from a broad geographic region attend USF for its academic excellence.
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