15 Interesting Facts about Oskar Schindler
1. Oskar Schindler was born into a wealthy business family. He was inspired by his family's success to also become a businessman.
2. Before the Holocaust, he used to be a prolific drinker.
3. In order to get profit, he bought an enamel-producing factory in Krakow and employed Jews as cheap labor.
4. He used to hide Jewish investors for money, but then started to give them refuge, regardless of money.
5. He started to save and protect Jews after he saw the appalling murder and torture at the Plaszow concentration camp.
6. In order to avoid investigation of his property for Jews, he had to persuade and bribe government officials.
7. After spending millions on protecting and saving Jews, he went bankrupt in 1958.
8. He saved approximately 1,200 Jews in total.
9. He used to be a former member of the Nazi party, which means that he supported discrimination against the Jews (Anti-Semitism).
10. He first joined the Nazi party in order to capitalize on the war.
11. The movie, "Schindler's List," was inspired by a list that Oskar Schindler made. After the Plaszow concentration camp was disbanded, the captive Jews there were transported to a new concentration camp. Schindler made a list with the names of all these captive Jews and saved all of them.
12. Schindler was arrested three times in his life (black market activities, embezzlement, and kissing
a Jewish girl). *Extra Note: Kissing a Jewish girl was against the Nuremberg Laws, which were made by the Nazis.*
13. Schindler hid Jews in the Krakow Enamel Factory he owned, in Poland. Since the factory he owned was "essential" to the war, he would make excuses that the Jews were needed for labor purposes.
14. In 1994, 300 of his female workers were accidentally sent to Auschwitz (concentration camp), but fortunately were safely brought back.
15. After the Holocaust, Schindler was given a golden ring by some of his Jewish workers, that he saved. The golden ring was made from a dental bridge from a prisoner's mouth.
2. Before the Holocaust, he used to be a prolific drinker.
3. In order to get profit, he bought an enamel-producing factory in Krakow and employed Jews as cheap labor.
4. He used to hide Jewish investors for money, but then started to give them refuge, regardless of money.
5. He started to save and protect Jews after he saw the appalling murder and torture at the Plaszow concentration camp.
6. In order to avoid investigation of his property for Jews, he had to persuade and bribe government officials.
7. After spending millions on protecting and saving Jews, he went bankrupt in 1958.
8. He saved approximately 1,200 Jews in total.
9. He used to be a former member of the Nazi party, which means that he supported discrimination against the Jews (Anti-Semitism).
10. He first joined the Nazi party in order to capitalize on the war.
11. The movie, "Schindler's List," was inspired by a list that Oskar Schindler made. After the Plaszow concentration camp was disbanded, the captive Jews there were transported to a new concentration camp. Schindler made a list with the names of all these captive Jews and saved all of them.
12. Schindler was arrested three times in his life (black market activities, embezzlement, and kissing
a Jewish girl). *Extra Note: Kissing a Jewish girl was against the Nuremberg Laws, which were made by the Nazis.*
13. Schindler hid Jews in the Krakow Enamel Factory he owned, in Poland. Since the factory he owned was "essential" to the war, he would make excuses that the Jews were needed for labor purposes.
14. In 1994, 300 of his female workers were accidentally sent to Auschwitz (concentration camp), but fortunately were safely brought back.
15. After the Holocaust, Schindler was given a golden ring by some of his Jewish workers, that he saved. The golden ring was made from a dental bridge from a prisoner's mouth.