Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler (28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist and a member of the NSDAP, who is claimed to have saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. However it seems more probable that he accepted Jews for forced labour in his factories from the State, thus permitting able-bodied civilians to be freed up for the war effort.

Israel awarded him the title "Righteous Among the Nations" and he is the only member of the NSDAP who is buried in Jerusalem on Mount Zion.

Politically-correct fiction based on this includes the fictional 1982 novel Schindler's Ark and its 1993 fictional film adaptation, Schindler's List.

See also

• Schindler's List - On Schindler, the movie, and many criticisms.