“Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” Yehuda Bauer, a historian, said these words in response to the Holocaust. For the most part, most people who witnessed the horrible events of the Holocaust were bystanders. However, some decided to do something about it. One of these people was Oskar Schindler. Through his many efforts and investments, described in Schindler’s List, by Thomas Keneally, he was able to save more Jews than any other single person during the dark times of the Holocaust. By writing a list of Jews that he claimed were essential to his factories, and therefore couldn’t be killed by anyone but him, he was able to save hundreds from the gas chambers. Rather than be a perpetrator, Schindler saved hundreds of Jews from certain death at the hands of the Nazis.
During the Holocaust, Schindler witnessed much discrimination and unfair treatment towards the Jewish people. At one concentration camp in which he operated, every prisoner had to race to see who was the healthiest, and the losers were all rounded up to die in the gas chambers (Kenally, 260). Also, one of his workers was killed for a blanket that she didn’t take, but was framed instead so the real culprit could escape. The Nazis refused to listen to anything she had to say, and killed her instead …show more content…
Schindler witnessed much unfair treatment and discrimination towards the Jews, but unlike most, he chose to do something about it. Through his many heroic acts, such as his list, he was able to keep hundreds of Jews alive. This gave them hope that they might survive the war, even in horrendous circumstances. Schindler gave hope to those who needed it most by deciding not to be a bystander and taking action against something he knew was wrong, even if everyone else thought he was
During the Holocaust, Schindler witnessed much discrimination and unfair treatment towards the Jewish people. At one concentration camp in which he operated, every prisoner had to race to see who was the healthiest, and the losers were all rounded up to die in the gas chambers (Kenally, 260). Also, one of his workers was killed for a blanket that she didn’t take, but was framed instead so the real culprit could escape. The Nazis refused to listen to anything she had to say, and killed her instead …show more content…
Schindler witnessed much unfair treatment and discrimination towards the Jews, but unlike most, he chose to do something about it. Through his many heroic acts, such as his list, he was able to keep hundreds of Jews alive. This gave them hope that they might survive the war, even in horrendous circumstances. Schindler gave hope to those who needed it most by deciding not to be a bystander and taking action against something he knew was wrong, even if everyone else thought he was