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Why was Oskar Schindler able to hide Jews right under the noses of the Nazis?
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∙ 12y ago
He didn't exactly "hide" them. In the movie Schindler's List, he starts out wanting to buy an enamelware factory so he can continue his lifestyle of money, wine, and women.
Schindler hires Jews because his account, Stern, tells him, "They're cheaper than Poles." Schindler didn't want to spend a ton of money on workers, but after seeing the ghetto being liquidated (emptied) and the horrible, nauseating treatment Amon Goeth bestows upon the Jews, he begins to find ways to bring as many Jews into his factory as he can.
It's a really great movie, and it really helps you understand the Holocaust from a different point of view. I would suggest it if you're interested.
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∙ 14y agoBy making it look like he needed them for his factory and that they were useful enough to be kept alive.
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∙ 12y agoHe wasn't, they Jews still lived in a concentration camp when they worked for him and were constantly guarded by soldiers.
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How did stern help schindler?
Itzhak Stern made the list of Schindlerjuden. In English, those German words mean "Schindlers Jews"
Why didn't others save the Jews like Oskar Schindler did?
Others did, but no one else has the current profile that Schindler has (thanks to the Hollywood film). There were others that risked much more than Schindler and others that saved much greater numbers.
Did the Jews reward Schindler for saving them?
Post war conditions were hard on former members of the Nazi Party. Oskar Schindler is no exception. He had spent his fortune bribing and cajoling officials in Nazi Germany to allow him to conduct his business free from the harsh realities of regime life. His various post war ventures (many of them backed by Jewish contributions), failed. There were many points where he and his wife relied on assistance from Jewish organizations. He died penniless.But in death his honour was secured, and his legend has grown in the past fifteen years with the release of the Spielberg movie, Schindler's List. The fact remains that Oskar Schindler sacrificed personal fortune and glory for the common good; for the sake of humanity."Schindler wanted to be buried in Jerusalem, as he said, "My children are here".[13] After a Requiem Mass, Schindler was buried at the Catholic Franciscans' cemetery[16] on Mount Zion, the only member of the Nazi Party to be honoured in this way.[3] A sign at the entrance to the cemetery directs visitors "To Oskar Schindler's Grave".Schindler's grave is located on the mountainside below Zion Gate and the Old City walls. Stones placed on top of the grave are a sign of gratitude from Jewish visitors, according to Jewish tradition, although Schindler himself was not Jewish. On his grave, the Hebrew inscription reads: "Righteous among the Nations", an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. The German inscription reads: "The Unforgettable Lifesaver of 1200 Persecuted Jews".No one knows what Schindler's motives were. He was quoted as saying "I knew the people who worked for me... When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings."[17]The writer Herbert Steinhouse, who interviewed Schindler in 1948 at the behest of some of the surviving Schindlerjuden(Schindler's Jews), wrote:"Oskar Schindler's exceptional deeds stemmed from just that elementary sense of decency and humanity that our sophisticated age seldom sincerely believes in. A repentant opportunist saw the light and rebelled against the sadism and vile criminality all around him. The inference may be disappointingly simple, especially for all amateur psychoanalysts who would prefer the deeper and more mysterious motive that may, it is true, still lie unprobed and unappreciated. But an hour with Oskar Schindler encourages belief in the simple answer."[3]"I personally am not a religious man, but I am not without spirit. And Oskar Schindler's actions are chock full of that! Schindler's actions were their own reward. He did all that he could to save the lives of approximately 1200 people. And they and their ancestors live on. That is a greater reward than any earthly silver or gold.But those people had a rough go of it, to say the least. They were ripped out of their homes. They saw their families disappear, and drop like flies. They were subject to horrors far worse than anything Hollywood can conjure. Nowhere in recorded human history has such a terrible ordeal been recorded. People were turned into bars of soap. Tests were done, to see how many cracks of a hammer a living human skull could sustain. The skins of the dead were stretched into lamp shades, furniture covers, and book jackets. Oskar Schindler is one of the few noted (among others unrecorded, I am sure), who performed their duty as human beings during a very dark period of human history.While I do not wish to diminish the great actions of this great man, it should be remembered that his actions only stand out because they are among the very few (recorded) right things amidst a sea of wrong. And being judged right in history, especially by the victors when you are on the other side, is a reward (IMHO) greater than all the gold in Israel.
Why will Oskar Schindler be remembered?
"Oscar Schindler did what no other German or human being for that matter, at that time,was willing to do to protect a people and save a nation from mass genocide and religious and ethnic persecution." Schindler was a rich German businessman in Nazi Germany in the 1940s, conducting much of his business in Krackow, Poland when it was under Nazi occupation. However, as the World War II went on he discovered how Hitler and the Nazis were treating Jews, by imprisoning them and exterminating them in gas chambers throughout Poland and that part of Europe. To try and help the Jews, he employed hundreds of them (in reality far more than he needed) as slave labour in his factories, making weapons for the Nazis, so that they could not be sent to the extermination camps. Those Nazi officers who suspected that something was not right were bribed by Schindler not to tell the authorities, who would close the factories and send the Jews to their deaths, and presumably kill Schindler. His vast fortune just held out until the end of the war when the hundreds of Jews he saved were finally freed by the allied forces. Although a Nazi, Schindler was pardoned by the allied forces and is now thought of by the Jewish people as a hero - putting his own safety on the line for the sake of the Jews & there families he saved. Apparently, when questioned, his only regret was that he could not save more. ¨ He bought Jewish owned factories. ¨ . He negotiated the salvation of 1300 Jews, using the Germans' own ways of operating,through bribes, extortion, lies, black marketeering... ¨ . He got in touch with remaining wealthy Jews and had them invest in his company exchanging their money for their protecting, by having them work in his factories as skilled or essential labourers. He then paid of Nazis so they would allow the Jews to stay in Krakow. ¨ . He set up a branch of the Plaszow concentration camp for 900 Jewish workers in his factory and made a list of the workers he would need. ¨ He saved most of the workers by moving his factory to Brunnlitz in October 1944. Oscar Schindler said 'I was a Nazi, and I believed that the Germans were doing wrong ... it didn't mean anything to me that they were Jewish just that they were killing millions of people There is a book written about Schindler called 'Schindler's Ark' that tells of his work saving the Jews in his factories. There is also a movie (film) made by Steven Spielberg about Oskar Schindler called Schindler's List which is one of the most moving movies ever made. Although gruelling in places, at times I would defy anyone not to shed a tear - especially at the end, when a line of hundreds and hundreds of elderly Jews files past Schindler's grave to pay their respects to a great man - all with their own families now, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, who would not be here now had it not been for Schindler.
Why do the Jews agree to deal with Schindler?
Oskar Schindler as first a businessman and a Nazi second. As the war turned against Germany in 1943, he saw that Germany was going to lose the war. He also saw the atrocities committed by the SS at different camps in the east. That horror really opened his eyes and made him question his allegiance to the Nazi cause. By the time the famous list was devised, he really felt so much sympathy and shame for not speaking out against the Germans. I think the Jews at the concentration camp and the factory that they worked at, truly felt they could trust Schindler and that he was a repentent German. Also, people of all stripes, Jews and non-Jews, have a great will to live and certainly these people, after experiencing hell on earth for several years, wanted to survive and to be a living testament to the atrocities of the Third Reich. If they wanted to have the best chance to survive the war, most felt that Schindler gave them the best hope for survival. Obviously, they made the right decision and after the war, a memorial was establish in Israel recognizing Oskar Shindler's role in saving Jewish lives. ------------------------------------------------------- They did not have much choice, they had to give up all of their money in the banks, they had to surrender their property and it was illegal to carry much money and risked being searched at any time. Schindler offered some protection in the form of a job, but he did not offer any shares in his company. He was in no way seen as a repentent German (at this stage). He was only memorialised in Israel after the film came out. Four decades after his wife was, her deeds are not depicted in the film.
How did Oskar schindler buy Jews?
During the process called selection, right off the trains, Jews were herded into a section before entering a camp. The Nazis were already informed that Schindler, who was a Nazi, wanted some workers for his factory. Of course, they had no idea that he really was SAVING these people, so they thought he would treat them as bad as they would at a camp. They asked each Jew their names (if they were a family) and wrote it down and gave the list to Stern, Schindler's accountant. So, the Nazis gave all the "non-essential" workers to Schindler, who dubbed them "essential." Stern typed up the entire list, and that's how we know who they all are. :)
How did stern help schindler?
Itzhak Stern made the list of Schindlerjuden. In English, those German words mean "Schindlers Jews"
How are Antigone and Oskar Schindler related?
Antigone and Oskar Schindler are two people who both go against the law to do what they know is right inside. Antigone knows that she must honor the dead, so despite the law that says no one was allowed to bury polynices (or ecophycles I forget which) she does. In Oskar's case, the Nazi government says that Jews are less than human, and need to be exterminated. Oskar saved over 1000 Jews in his factory. The so called "crimes" of both characters were punishishable by death, but both kept on, because death would be preferable to living with the guilt of doing nothing. So Oskar and Antigone are both people who follow the unwritten laws we know inside to be right, not the laws of tyrants. That is how they're alike.
What happened to the girl in the red coat of Oskar Schindler?
She survived the Holocaust, they just lied in the movie to make it more "interesting". But she lived to right a book that is called something like "The Little Girl in the Red Coat".
Why didn't others save the Jews like Oskar Schindler did?
Others did, but no one else has the current profile that Schindler has (thanks to the Hollywood film). There were others that risked much more than Schindler and others that saved much greater numbers.
What are baseball player Bill Schindler's physical stats?
Bill Schindler is 5 feet 11 inches tall. He weighs 160 pounds. He bats right and throws right.
Did the Jews reward Schindler for saving them?
Post war conditions were hard on former members of the Nazi Party. Oskar Schindler is no exception. He had spent his fortune bribing and cajoling officials in Nazi Germany to allow him to conduct his business free from the harsh realities of regime life. His various post war ventures (many of them backed by Jewish contributions), failed. There were many points where he and his wife relied on assistance from Jewish organizations. He died penniless.But in death his honour was secured, and his legend has grown in the past fifteen years with the release of the Spielberg movie, Schindler's List. The fact remains that Oskar Schindler sacrificed personal fortune and glory for the common good; for the sake of humanity."Schindler wanted to be buried in Jerusalem, as he said, "My children are here".[13] After a Requiem Mass, Schindler was buried at the Catholic Franciscans' cemetery[16] on Mount Zion, the only member of the Nazi Party to be honoured in this way.[3] A sign at the entrance to the cemetery directs visitors "To Oskar Schindler's Grave".Schindler's grave is located on the mountainside below Zion Gate and the Old City walls. Stones placed on top of the grave are a sign of gratitude from Jewish visitors, according to Jewish tradition, although Schindler himself was not Jewish. On his grave, the Hebrew inscription reads: "Righteous among the Nations", an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. The German inscription reads: "The Unforgettable Lifesaver of 1200 Persecuted Jews".No one knows what Schindler's motives were. He was quoted as saying "I knew the people who worked for me... When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings."[17]The writer Herbert Steinhouse, who interviewed Schindler in 1948 at the behest of some of the surviving Schindlerjuden(Schindler's Jews), wrote:"Oskar Schindler's exceptional deeds stemmed from just that elementary sense of decency and humanity that our sophisticated age seldom sincerely believes in. A repentant opportunist saw the light and rebelled against the sadism and vile criminality all around him. The inference may be disappointingly simple, especially for all amateur psychoanalysts who would prefer the deeper and more mysterious motive that may, it is true, still lie unprobed and unappreciated. But an hour with Oskar Schindler encourages belief in the simple answer."[3]"I personally am not a religious man, but I am not without spirit. And Oskar Schindler's actions are chock full of that! Schindler's actions were their own reward. He did all that he could to save the lives of approximately 1200 people. And they and their ancestors live on. That is a greater reward than any earthly silver or gold.But those people had a rough go of it, to say the least. They were ripped out of their homes. They saw their families disappear, and drop like flies. They were subject to horrors far worse than anything Hollywood can conjure. Nowhere in recorded human history has such a terrible ordeal been recorded. People were turned into bars of soap. Tests were done, to see how many cracks of a hammer a living human skull could sustain. The skins of the dead were stretched into lamp shades, furniture covers, and book jackets. Oskar Schindler is one of the few noted (among others unrecorded, I am sure), who performed their duty as human beings during a very dark period of human history.While I do not wish to diminish the great actions of this great man, it should be remembered that his actions only stand out because they are among the very few (recorded) right things amidst a sea of wrong. And being judged right in history, especially by the victors when you are on the other side, is a reward (IMHO) greater than all the gold in Israel.
Why will Oskar Schindler be remembered?
"Oscar Schindler did what no other German or human being for that matter, at that time,was willing to do to protect a people and save a nation from mass genocide and religious and ethnic persecution." Schindler was a rich German businessman in Nazi Germany in the 1940s, conducting much of his business in Krackow, Poland when it was under Nazi occupation. However, as the World War II went on he discovered how Hitler and the Nazis were treating Jews, by imprisoning them and exterminating them in gas chambers throughout Poland and that part of Europe. To try and help the Jews, he employed hundreds of them (in reality far more than he needed) as slave labour in his factories, making weapons for the Nazis, so that they could not be sent to the extermination camps. Those Nazi officers who suspected that something was not right were bribed by Schindler not to tell the authorities, who would close the factories and send the Jews to their deaths, and presumably kill Schindler. His vast fortune just held out until the end of the war when the hundreds of Jews he saved were finally freed by the allied forces. Although a Nazi, Schindler was pardoned by the allied forces and is now thought of by the Jewish people as a hero - putting his own safety on the line for the sake of the Jews & there families he saved. Apparently, when questioned, his only regret was that he could not save more. ¨ He bought Jewish owned factories. ¨ . He negotiated the salvation of 1300 Jews, using the Germans' own ways of operating,through bribes, extortion, lies, black marketeering... ¨ . He got in touch with remaining wealthy Jews and had them invest in his company exchanging their money for their protecting, by having them work in his factories as skilled or essential labourers. He then paid of Nazis so they would allow the Jews to stay in Krakow. ¨ . He set up a branch of the Plaszow concentration camp for 900 Jewish workers in his factory and made a list of the workers he would need. ¨ He saved most of the workers by moving his factory to Brunnlitz in October 1944. Oscar Schindler said 'I was a Nazi, and I believed that the Germans were doing wrong ... it didn't mean anything to me that they were Jewish just that they were killing millions of people There is a book written about Schindler called 'Schindler's Ark' that tells of his work saving the Jews in his factories. There is also a movie (film) made by Steven Spielberg about Oskar Schindler called Schindler's List which is one of the most moving movies ever made. Although gruelling in places, at times I would defy anyone not to shed a tear - especially at the end, when a line of hundreds and hundreds of elderly Jews files past Schindler's grave to pay their respects to a great man - all with their own families now, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, who would not be here now had it not been for Schindler.
How do you kiss without your noses chrusing?
To kiss without crushing noses, tilt your head slightly. People usually seem to tilt to the right. If both people tilt in the same direction, your noses will bump.
Why didn't Goeth kill the boy who dropped his saddle right away?
The night before at the party, Amon Goeth got so drunk he could hardly stand. Oskar Schindler wasn't drunk, so Goeth respected him for that. Goeth says that getting drunk limits a person's control and control is power. Schindler then says that "power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't", meaning that true power and control is to pardon or forgive. The reason why Goeth didn't kill the boy who had the saddle on the ground was because he was exercising true power.
How did the Nazis persecute the disabled?
they deined them the right to live.
Can Nazis become zombies?
If the nazis drink the right chemical its tipical for them to become a crawling zombie or a running zombie.
