Who Is Oskar Schindler?

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There were quite a few things that I learned from watching Schindler’s List. I had no idea that Oskar Schindler was a real person and that he actually saved thousands of Jews from being killed during World War II. The whole fact that he was an active member in the Nazi Party makes it more interesting that he was willing to save so many Jewish lives. To have learned this information is very relieving and satisfying.

I also learned that Jews could were allowed to work in factories in order to help the German war effort. At first I assumed that all Jews would be sent to concentration camps like Auschwitz after Hitler announced his Final Solution in 1942. Allowing Jews to work in factories seems very hypocritical because Hitler used Jews as scapegoats

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