OSKAR SCHINDLER

BACKGROUND: EARLY LIFE

• He was born in Czechoslovakia on april 28th, 1908
• He joined the Czechoslovak army
• He married a woman named Emilie in 1928

OSKAR SCHINDLER

• He commited espionage for the germans in his home country Czechoslovakia
• In 1935 is when he first started coming in contact with the nazi organization
• He rose through the ranks of the German Nazi reich
• He left his wife after joining the nazis for work
• He then went to Krakòw and owned a nazi concentration camp and raided jewish peoples homes

IMPACT OF OSKAR SCHINDLER

• Oskar Schindler made an impact to many jews
• He did this by buying a ware house and hired jewish people to work there
• He saved about 1,200
• He also bribed SS officers to not tell about his operation
• The business warehouse he bought was called Emalia
• At its peak in 1944 employed 1,700 and at least 1,000 were Jewish laborers

EXTRA FACTS

• He operated 2 other factories in krakòw
• He was arrested for treason for helping Jewish people 3 times but was never charged with a crime
• Oskar passed away in October 1974 and was buried in Israel in honor of his actions and impact
• In 1993 the United States holocaust memorial council presented the museums medal of remembrance to Schindler

REFLECTION

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CHALLENGE QUESTION

• What made Oskar Schindler want to help Jewish people?
• Did he ever believe what hitler was doing was the right thing to do?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• www.Brittanica.org
• www.oskarschindler.com
• www.Ushmm.org

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