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Marriage: Svitavy 1928

Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908^[1] in Svitavy, a Moravian industrial town which, at the time of his birth, was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many ethnic Germans lived in Svitavy and the surrounding area, the Sudetenland. Oscar's parents, Johann^[2] and Francisca,^[3] had come to Svitavy from Silesia. Both were German. A sister, Elfriede,^[4] born in 1915, was seven years younger than Oskar. The relationship between the two children was good. Oskar's relationship with his mother was, allegedly, also close; nobody, however, seems to know about his early relationship with his father. His father appears to have been a Jack-of-all-trades but dealt mainly with farm machinery, traveling the area plying his trade.^[5]

In “Schindler's List” Keneally draws our attention to the Schindler's neighbors, one of whom was Dr. Felix Kantor, a liberal rabbi, who had two sons attending the same school as Schindler.^[6] By all accounts, the children enjoyed a natural and free upbringing, participating together in the

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Biography

The 1982 publication of Keneally’s Schindler’s List sparked a discussion in the media and in the public on the ambivalence of the story’s hero, Oskar Schindler. Who was that man? A rowdy, a playboy, a skirtchaser, an intelligence agent, a Nazi – but also a man who saved 1,200 human lives during the holocaust.

Oskar Schindler’s story began in Svitavy, a Sudeten township known for its multi-ethnicity. Though not entirely without problems, the coexistence of Germans, Czechs and Jews had worked in a positive mutuality until the Nazis came to power in the 1930s. Symptomatically, the Schindlers lived in the same street as a local Jewish rabbi and young Oskar grew up and used to play with his children. This may be a clue to Schindler’s motives that finally led to his wartime decision to save his factory workers from certain death they would have faced in occupied Poland’s concentration camps.

Oskar Schindler was born on 28 April 1908 in no. 24 of the then Jihlavska, today Policska street. His father, Hans Schindler, was a small e

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Oskar Schindler

The responses of non-Jewish individuals to the Holocaust varied and depended on many factors. Most individuals were reluctant to help Jews because of fear, self-interest, greed, antisemitism, and political or ideological beliefs. Others chose to help because of religious or moral conviction, or based on the strength of personal relationships. This article is about Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi Party who eventually helped rescue Jews.

Introduction

Oskar Schindler (1908–1974) is one of the most famous rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. He helped more than 1,000 Jewish people survive. But in many ways, Schindler was an unlikely person to become a rescuer.

During the Holocaust, people chose to help Jews for a variety of reasons. Many rescuers cited their religious beliefs or their moral or ethical principles. But Oskar Schindler was not religious. Nothing in his biography suggests a man of moral integrity. He was a greedy opportunist, a German spy, and a member of the Nazi Party. He had numerous extramarital affairs. He repeatedly mismanaged hi