Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908 in Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Svitavy, Czech Republic]. He was previously married to Emilie Schindler. He died on October 9, 1974 in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany.




Bio:
Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908 in Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Svitavy, Czech Republic]. He was previously married to Emilie Schindler. He died on October 9, 1974 in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany.


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There are more than six thousand descendants of the "Schindlers Jews" throughout the world.Saved more Jews during the Holocaust than any other private person. His enamel plant was a haven from the Nazis for over thousand people at best.Spent his last years living in poverty.On his grave, the Hebrew inscription reads: "Righteous among the Nations", an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. The German inscription reads: "... [Details Intro]