Oskar Schindler was on the unsuccessful side of the Germans and in the Nazi party through the beginning of his war career. He was a wealthy, successful and powerful man and could basically do whatever he had desired.
However by the end of the war, Schindler had managed to save over 1,200 innocent Jews by employing them to his factory and making the Germans believe he was only getting them to run his factory.
No one was quite certain as to why Schindler, starting off as a powerful German man spontaneously decided to end up as an impoverished life-saver. But what past generations, present generations and future generations will always know is that his unbelievably courageous actions will always be impossible to forget.
Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908. World War II began on September 1, 1939, which means he was 31 years old at the time the war started.
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Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist famous for employing Jews during World War 2, saving them from concentration camps.
Oskar Schindler's sister was Elfriede Schindler. While less well-known than her brother, she was part of the Schindler family during the time of World War II. Elfriede's life was intertwined with Oskar's efforts to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust, although details about her specific actions or involvement in his endeavors are not widely documented.
Oskar Schindler opened his enamelware factory, Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF), in 1939. The factory was established in Kraków, Poland, shortly after the outbreak of World War II. Schindler initially aimed to profit from the war, but later transformed the factory into a place of refuge for Jewish workers.
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Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist famous for employing Jews during World War 2, saving them from concentration camps.
The start of the war and his bankruptcy.
Emilie Schindler (October 22, 1907 - October 5, 2001) was a humanitarian who, with her husband Oskar Schindler, helped to save the lives of 1,200 to 1,700 Jews during World War II.
he is not, he is dead. he was wanted after the war, because he was a Nazi, but that passed.
Before World War II, Oskar Schindler was a businessman and a member of the Nazi Party, known for his charm and social skills. He initially sought to profit from the war by operating a factory in Poland, producing enamelware. Schindler enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle, often mingling with the local elite and using his connections to secure business opportunities. However, his perspective began to shift as he witnessed the harsh realities faced by Jewish people during the Holocaust.
Oskar Schindler was a German businessman who saved hundreds of Jewish people from being murdered by Nazis during World War II. He was married, but did not have children by his wife. He did have a boy and girl by a woman he had an affair with, though.
Oskar Schindler had a complex relationship with his parents, particularly influenced by their divorce when he was a child. This experience left a lasting impact on him, shaping his views on family and responsibility. Schindler's later actions during World War II reflect a deep sense of empathy and a desire to protect others, which may have stemmed from his own experiences of loss and separation. Overall, his feelings about his parents' divorce likely contributed to his motivations and moral compass in life.
Their cause was a valiant and righteous one, but their methods were neither. Because of his actions in World War II, Oskar Schindler was declared a 'Righteous Gentile' by the Holocaust memorial institute in 1962.
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On October 9, 1974, Oskar Schindler died in the Saint Bernward Hospital in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany.Due to wanting to be burried in Jerusalem, "Where is children are", Schindler was burried in the Catholic Franciscans' cemetery on Mount Zion. He was on the only member of the Nazi party to be burried in this honor.An entrance sign says To Oskar Schindler's Grave.Stones placed on graves are a Jewish tradition. Although Schindler wasn't Jewish. On his grave are the Hebrew words, "Rightous Among the Nations". Below that, in German, it includes the words, "The Unforgettable Lifesaver of 1200 Persecuted Jews".