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Dec 13, 2023 · German industrialist Oskar Schindler is well known today (thanks to a 1993 Steven Spielberg movie) for saving the lives of more than 1,000 of his Jewish employees during the Holocaust. However,...
4 days ago · Oskar Schindler (born April 28, 1908, Svitavy [Zwittau], Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now in the Czech Republic]—died October 9, 1974, Hildesheim, West Germany) was a German industrialist who, aided by his wife and staff, sheltered approximately 1,100 Jews from the Nazis by employing them in his factories, which supplied the German army during ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Oskar Schindler was a smart businessman who used his skills to fight against the Holocaust. Apr 9, 2024 • By Jacob Wilkins, BA History. The Holocaust remains the greatest tragedy in modern history.
Mar 3, 2010 · German businessman Oskar Schindler, credited with saving 1,200 Jews from the Holocaust, dies at the age of 66. A member of the Nazi Party, he ran an enamel-works factory in Krakow during the...
Oct 12, 2018 · English — US. Subject. History. Social Studies. The Holocaust. Oskar Schindler was a German who joined the Nazi Party for business reasons. Before the war, Schindler was known mainly for his interest in making quick money, drinking, and womanizing. Indeed, he saw the war at first as a chance to indulge in all three.
One of the most remarkable humanitarian acts performed by Oskar and Emilie Schindler involved the case of 120 Jewish male prisoners from Goleszow, a sub-camp of Auschwitz. The men had been working there in a quarry plant that belonged to the SS-operated company “German Earth and Stone Works.”
Apr 28, 2022 · Home. Period. Second World War. Oskar Schindler: your guide to his life and legacy. Historian Roger Moorhouse explores the life of Oskar Schindler, a businessman who rescued more than 1,000 Jews during the Second World War. Roger Moorhouse. Published: April 28, 2022 at 5:47 PM.
