Oskar Schindler
German industrialist and Holocaust rescuer
Oskar Schindler (April 28, 1908 – October 9, 1974) was a Sudeten German industrialist. He was born in Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary and was a Roman Catholic.
Oskar Schindler | |
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Born | |
Died | 9 October 1974 | (aged 66)
Resting place | Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery Jerusalem, Israel 31°46′13″N 35°13′50″E / 31.770164°N 35.230423°E |
Occupation | Industrialist |
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Spouse | Emilie Pelzl (m. 1928) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Righteous Among the Nations |
Schindler was a member of the NSDAP from 1939-1945. He saved almost 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by making them work in his enamelware and ammunitions factories, which were in what is known today as Poland and the Czech Republic.[1] He is the subject of the novel Schindler's Ark, and the movie based on it, Schindler's List. He died of liver failure in Hildesheim, West Germany. He is buried in the Catholic Cemetery on Mount Zion, Jerusalem.[2]
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