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    Oskar Schindler was a German businessman who saved over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories in Poland and the Czech Republic. Though arrested multiple times by the Nazis for various offenses, he continued claiming Jews were essential workers and smuggled children to safety. By spending much of his fortune bribing Nazis and protecting Jews, Schindler rescued many from torture and death.

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    Oskar Schindler was a German businessman who saved over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories in Poland and the Czech Republic. Though arrested multiple times by the Nazis for various offenses, he continued claiming Jews were essential workers and smuggled children to safety. By spending much of his fortune bribing Nazis and protecting Jews, Schindler rescued many from torture and death.

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    Oskar Schindler

    About Oskar Schindler


    • 28 April 1908
    • 9 October 1974
    • A German businessman
    • Saved Jews from torturing and the Holocaust in WWII
    • He hired them in his factories
    • His factories – Poland and Czech Republic
    • Film – Schindler’s list
    During the WWII
    • Enamelled dishes
    • Claimed that handicapped workers are necessary in his factory
    • Was arrested three times: two times because of black market and
    once because he kissed a young Jews in cheek
    • Smuggled children from the ghetto and sent them to Polish nuns who
    hid them from Nazis or claimed that they are Christian orphans
    • Spent more than half of his fortune for saving Jews

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