Oskar shildler

Oskar shindler

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Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) was a German businessman. He is remembered for saving more than 1000 Jews from the extermination of the Holocaust during World War II

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1908

1924

Passionate about motorcycles, he bought a Guzzi 250, with which he competed in local races

After middle school he enrolled in a technical institute, from which he was expelled

He born in Svitavy, Moravia

He born in Svitavy, Moravia

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1927

1928

he fell in love with his compatriot Emilie Pelzl, whom he married on 6 March of the same year

1930

1935

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For Schindler it was a year of traumatic crises

1939

He left for military service in the Army of the Czechoslovak Forces

1942

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Schindler witnessed the roundups in Krakow,

He officially became a member of the German Nazi Party

1930

1935

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For Schindler it was a year of traumatic crises

1939

He left for military service in the Army of the Czechoslovak Forces

1942

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Schindler witnessed the roundups in Krakow,

He officially became a member of the German Nazi Party

1962

1967

The Israeli commission Yad Vashem decided to recognize Oskar Schindler as Righteous Among the Nations

1972

He was credited with saving hundreds of lives

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He died in Hildesheim, following an acute myocardial infarction.

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Why he's famous

During World War II, Schindler, although a German and Catholic, saved nearly 1,200 Jews from deportation to Auschwitz. In 1936, Schindler began working for the German Military Intelligence Service and in February 1939, he joined the Nazi Party

An opportunistic businessman and lover of the fine life, Schindler certainly did not at first glance appear to possess the personality typical of a war hero.After the invasion of Poland, Schindler moved to Kraków. Taking advantage of the German program of “Aryanization” of Polish commercial enterprises, in November 1939 he purchased a Jewish enamelware factory, Emalia

An opportunistic businessman and lover of the fine life, Schindler certainly did not at first glance appear to possess the personality typical of a war hero.After the invasion of Poland, Schindler moved to Kraków. Taking advantage of the German program of “Aryanization” of Polish commercial enterprises, in November 1939 he purchased a Jewish enamelware factory, Emalia

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Curiosity of Schindler

Schindler's factory was a very important place that led to the salvation of thousands of Jews also contributed by Oskar's cunning who, with the fake excuse of hiring them in his industry to work for the war, hid them from extermination.

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The museum hosts several occasional exhibitions. A permanent exhibition is Kraków czas okupacji 1939-1945 (Krakow - the years of occupation 1939-1945), which tells the story of the city during the years of the occupation of Poland and the daily life of the city's inhabitants, in particular of the Jewish community. Finally, an exhibition is dedicated to the old factory and a biographical exhibition on Oskar Schindler himself.

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Oscar Schindler asked to be buried in Jerusalem on Mount Zion, not far from King David's tomb. There are about 6,000 descendants of the people saved by Schindler in Krakow and they all go to honor this tomb by covering it with pebbles.

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The Schindler List

The Schindler List is a list of everyone the Jews that Oskar saved, now it is preserved in the Museo of the Oskar's Factory. In this list there are about 1000 jews.

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In 1930 he left for military service Czechoslovak

After middle school he enrolled in a technical institute,from which he was exepelled in 1924 for falsifying his shool report card.However,he managed to complete his studies a few years later,hower attended some professional initiation courses

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Oskar Schindler witnessed the raids in Krakow in 1943, seeing the brutality of the SS and the suffering of the deported or killed Jews. This event pushed him to intensify his efforts to save them, using his factory as a refuge.

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Passionate about motorcycles in 1927 he bought a Guzzi 250,with which he competed in local races

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Schindler helps the Jews by using his network of acquaintances and the money he has to bribe Commandant Göth and the guards, distributing diamonds to them and preventing unauthorized SS guards from entering the camp. In effect, he allows the Jews to live in safety in open-air barracks.

In 1928,he fell in love with his compatriot Emilie Pelzl,whom he married on March 6 of the same year.

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Oskar Schindler experienced a year of traumatic crises when, during the Second World War, he found himself having to face the moral weight and risks of his actions to save the Jews, bribing Nazi officials, managing the fear of detection and sustaining enormous financial pressures to keep his factory operational as a refuge, while the post-war period worsened his situation, leading him to poverty and isolation.

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In 1930 he left for military service Czechoslovak

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Oskar Schindler became a member of the Nazi Party in 1939 out of opportunism, exploiting his ties to the regime for economic gain, but he used this position to protect Jews, turning his factory into a safe house.

Oskar Schindler experienced a year of traumatic crises when, during the Second World War, he found himself having to face the moral weight and risks of his actions to save the Jews, bribing Nazi officials, managing the fear of detection and sustaining enormous financial pressures to keep his factory operational as a refuge, while the post-war period worsened his situation, leading him to poverty and isolation.

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Oskar was the eldest son of a Sudeten German family born to Johann Schindler, an agricultural entrepreneur, and Franziska Luser. He was born in the city of Zwittau, in a region on the border between Bohemia and Moravia (at the time included within the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He had a sister, Elfriede, born on March 7, 1915 (died in 1955).

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Oskar was the eldest son of a Sudeten German family born to Johann Schindler, an agricultural entrepreneur, and Franziska Luser. He was born in the city of Zwittau, in a region on the border between Bohemia and Moravia (at the time included within the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He had a sister, Elfriede, born on March 7, 1915 (died in 1955).

Oskar Schindler witnessed the raids in Krakow in 1943, seeing the brutality of the SS and the suffering of the deported or killed Jews. This event pushed him to intensify his efforts to save them, using his factory as a refuge.

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On July 18, 1967, the Israeli commission Yad Vashem decided to recognize Oskar Schindler as Righteous Among the Nations; this decision was confirmed on June 24, 1993 and extended to Schindler's wife, Emilie.

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