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1. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsLeon Leyson, Holocaust survivor on 'Schindler's List,' dies at 83

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   Jan 13, 2013 · Leyson was 10 years old when Poland was invaded by the Nazis and 13 when he started to work for Schindler, the hero in Steven Spielberg's 1993 Oscar-winning movie, "Schindler's List." Many...

2. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdoOn Schindler's List: Leon Leyson's Story of Survival

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   In 1994, the Oscar-winning film Schindler's List woke the sleeping hearts of the world to the crimes of the past. Suddenly, young and old alike around the world were discussing and learning about the horrors of the Holocaust and praising the heroism of this special German, Oskar Schindler. Leon Leyson knew it was time to speak.

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4. www.cbsnews.com › news › leon-leyson-youngestLeon Leyson, youngest "Schindler's List" survivor, dies at 83

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   Jan 14, 2013 · Leon Leyson, youngest "Schindler's List" survivor, dies at 83. January 14, 2013 / 12:28 PM EST / AP. WHITTIER, Calif. Leon Leyson, who was the youngest of 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis...

5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2013-jan-13-laYoungest on Schindler's list - Los Angeles Times

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   Jan 14, 2013 · Jan. 14, 2013 12 AM PT. Among the 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by German industrialist Oskar Schindler was an emaciated 13-year-old boy named Leon Leyson, who had to stand on a box to...

6. www.nbclosangeles.com › news › localHolocaust Survivor on “Schindler’s List” Dies – NBC Los Angeles

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   Jan 12, 2013 · Leyson was 10-years old when Poland was invaded by the Nazis, and 13 when he started to work for Schindler, the hero in Steven Spielberg's 1993 Oscar-winning movie, "Schindler's List." Many...

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7. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › how-schindlersHow 'Schindler's List' Transformed Americans' Understanding ...

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   Dec 14, 2023 · Schindler’s List is based on Schindler’s Ark, a 1982 novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally, who famously wrote the book after he tried to buy a briefcase in Beverly Hills,...

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   Did Leyson see Schindler?

   • Leyson saw Schindler for the last time in 1974. Schindler visited Los Angeles shortly before his death and Leyson was with a group of Jews who went to the airport to greet him. Leyson began to introduce himself. "I know who you are," Schindler said with a grin.

   Leon Leyson, youngest "Schindler's List" survivor, dies at 83

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   Who is Oskar Schindler in 'Schindler's list'?

   • The Nazi in question, Oskar Schindler, is credited with saving more than 1,000 Jews by putting them to work at his Krakow enamel factory, thus sparing them from deportation and death. Schindler’s List tells the story of the eponymous German industrialist, who is played by Liam Neeson.

   How 'Schindler's List' Transformed Americans' Understanding of the

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   What did Schindler call little Leyson?

   • Schindler called him "Little Leyson" and at 13 he was so short that he stood on a box to work machinery. He was weak from hunger, so Schindler doubled his rations. He also put Leyson's mother and surviving siblings on his list. He emigrated to the United States in 1949 and taught at Huntington Park High School for 39 years.

   Leon Leyson, youngest "Schindler's List" survivor, dies at 83

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   How did Schindler help the Leyson family?

   • Towards the end of the war, Schindler personally rescued the Leyson family and others on several occasions, as his factory and his workers were being transferred from Poland to Germany.

   On Schindler's List: Leon Leyson's Story of Survival

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   Jan 14, 2013 · WHITTIER, California (AP) — Leon Leyson, who was the youngest of 1,100 Jews saved from the Nazis by Oskar Schindler, has died in California at 83. His daughter, Stacy Wilfong, tells the Los...