The Light of Oskar Schindler
Amid the endless darkness of horrors during the Holocaust, a meager light shown, giving hope to those that were dispirited. The light was Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party. He saved the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust. Like many others, Oskar Schindler proved that people can change the world. Whether they form movements or change the world on their own, the legacies they make are important. A person or movement’s legacy can be atrocious, or it can be wonderful. Schindler’s legacy was certainly positive. Oskar Schindler showed that one person involved in a bad association can be a beacon of light in a mass of darkness.
Born to Franziska and Hans Schindler in Svitavy, Moravia, April 28, 1908, Oskar Schindler was German and a …show more content…
Leon Leyson also wrote, “All of us, and over a thousand others, owed our lives to him. We survived the holocaust because of the enormous risks Schindler took and the bribes and backroom deals he brokered to keep us” (2). To those he helped, Oskar Schindler left behind the memory of a hero, also earning gratitude and respect form the Zionist movement, a movement that supports the re-establishment of Jewish homeland of the historic Land of Israel (“Oskar Schindler”). “In 1962, Yad Vashem awarded Schindler the title “Righteous Among the Nations” in recognition of his efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust at great personal risk” (Crowe). The title “Righteous Among the Nations” is for non-Jews whose motive was to save the lives of Jews, not for personal gain. Oskar Schindler was a definite model of someone deserving of that epithet. Although he was alive to gain that title, Oskar died before gaining other commemorations. Schindler left a legacy of a man who belonged to a horrible group of people, but did as much good as one can accomplish in his
Amid the endless darkness of horrors during the Holocaust, a meager light shown, giving hope to those that were dispirited. The light was Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party. He saved the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust. Like many others, Oskar Schindler proved that people can change the world. Whether they form movements or change the world on their own, the legacies they make are important. A person or movement’s legacy can be atrocious, or it can be wonderful. Schindler’s legacy was certainly positive. Oskar Schindler showed that one person involved in a bad association can be a beacon of light in a mass of darkness.
Born to Franziska and Hans Schindler in Svitavy, Moravia, April 28, 1908, Oskar Schindler was German and a …show more content…
Leon Leyson also wrote, “All of us, and over a thousand others, owed our lives to him. We survived the holocaust because of the enormous risks Schindler took and the bribes and backroom deals he brokered to keep us” (2). To those he helped, Oskar Schindler left behind the memory of a hero, also earning gratitude and respect form the Zionist movement, a movement that supports the re-establishment of Jewish homeland of the historic Land of Israel (“Oskar Schindler”). “In 1962, Yad Vashem awarded Schindler the title “Righteous Among the Nations” in recognition of his efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust at great personal risk” (Crowe). The title “Righteous Among the Nations” is for non-Jews whose motive was to save the lives of Jews, not for personal gain. Oskar Schindler was a definite model of someone deserving of that epithet. Although he was alive to gain that title, Oskar died before gaining other commemorations. Schindler left a legacy of a man who belonged to a horrible group of people, but did as much good as one can accomplish in his