What is it that comes to mind when one thinks about a sacrifice that has impacted the world? For many it may be the men and women of the Western Frontier, Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, the activists of the Women and African American’s Civil Rights, or even a neighbor. For sure, whether it is one of those groups or all, they have all made great contributions to humanity. Here is a great example, Oskar Schindler, a German man, who thanks to his factories, is credited for saving about 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.
Oskar Schindler was born on April 28,1908, in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary (present day Moravia in the Czech Republic). Schindler was raised Catholic and enjoyed of many privileges growing up, that “only money could buy.” At the age of nineteen Schindler married Emilie Schindler. Oskar had a reputation of being a gambler and when opportunity came “during World War II he decided to become a salesman.”
Schindler’s affinity for making money led him to Poland. As Schindler thrusted towards the “black-market” he was soon able to make friends with …show more content…
Schindler’s factory became a sort of heaven to Jews… their lives inside the factory at the time were nothing compared to what they could have been in the outside world. None of the working Jews were beaten or killed, they were all fed, and taken care of by Schindler. In the summer of 1942, Schindler got to witness the brutality of the Holocaust as a group of remaining “Jews were packed into overcrowded trains.” This occurrence would strengthen Schindler and make himself promise that he would work against Hitler’s influence and do “everything in my [his] power to defeat the system.” By the autumn of 1944, Germany’s power had started to decline on Poland soil. Meanwhile, Schindler still remained strong continuing to protect his “Schindlerjuden” - his Jewish workers, who he also referred to as “his
Oskar Schindler was born on April 28,1908, in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary (present day Moravia in the Czech Republic). Schindler was raised Catholic and enjoyed of many privileges growing up, that “only money could buy.” At the age of nineteen Schindler married Emilie Schindler. Oskar had a reputation of being a gambler and when opportunity came “during World War II he decided to become a salesman.”
Schindler’s affinity for making money led him to Poland. As Schindler thrusted towards the “black-market” he was soon able to make friends with …show more content…
Schindler’s factory became a sort of heaven to Jews… their lives inside the factory at the time were nothing compared to what they could have been in the outside world. None of the working Jews were beaten or killed, they were all fed, and taken care of by Schindler. In the summer of 1942, Schindler got to witness the brutality of the Holocaust as a group of remaining “Jews were packed into overcrowded trains.” This occurrence would strengthen Schindler and make himself promise that he would work against Hitler’s influence and do “everything in my [his] power to defeat the system.” By the autumn of 1944, Germany’s power had started to decline on Poland soil. Meanwhile, Schindler still remained strong continuing to protect his “Schindlerjuden” - his Jewish workers, who he also referred to as “his