Oskar Schindler facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Oskar Schindler
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| Born | 28 April 1908 |
| Died | 9 October 1974 (aged 66) |
| Resting place | Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
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Emilie Pelzl (m. 1928)
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| Children | Emily Schlegel, Oskar Jr. Schlegel |
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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. He saved almost 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by making them work his enamelware and ammunitions factories, which were in what is known today as Poland and the Czech Republic. He is the subject of the novel Schindler's Ark, and the film based on it, Schindler's List. He died of liver failure in Hildesheim, Germany. He is buried in the Catholic Cemetery on Mount Zion, Jerusalem.
Images for kids
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Schindler's factory in Kraków, 2011
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Schindler's factory at Brünnlitz (2004)
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Memorial plaque on the house where Schindler lived in Regensburg
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Schindler's grave in Jerusalem. The Hebrew inscription reads: "Righteous Among the Nations"; the German inscription reads: "The Unforgettable Lifesaver of 1200 Persecuted Jews".
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Steven Spielberg (1999), Schindler's List director.
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Schindler's memorial in Svitavy, Czech Republic, his birthplace.
