{"id":521,"date":"2025-11-14T20:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2025-12-30T19:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:27:05","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readjeannie.com\/index.php\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Jeannie speaks with various churches, schools, synagogues, Fundraisers, and multiple groups across the United States and Europe<\/p>

Daughter of Polish rescuer: Irene Gut Opdyke, whose story became the nationally acclaimed Broadway Play “Irena’s Vow” starring Tovah Feldshuh. Jeannie is a sought-after international speaker. The story she tells is spellbinding, powerful, motivational, and highly successful for fundraising events. A timely and important message: We are all part of one human family and our brother’s keeper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Explore Jeannie\u2019s work\u2014from a modern journey of redemption to a timeless testament of moral courage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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