The central theme of Schindler’s List is that you cannot judge a person based on their ethnicity, religion, or anything other than who they are as an individual. Getting to know a person can completely change your perspective on who they are. The Nazis grouped all Jews into the same group of “inferior” people, but made no effort at all to distinguish each individual from one another. They assumed that all Jews were evil, and that their extermination would be beneficial to the rest of the world. When Schindler meets and starts his business with Itzhak Stern, Schindler is able to get to know Stern as an individual, rather than just another Jew. Through this, we can see a bond grow between the two of them, a bond that would not be possible without
