Kraków

Schindler a vain business man becomes an unlikely humanitarian as he employs Jewish people for his factory as an attempt to save innocent lives. In the beginning Schindler has a business venture in Krakow to manufacture enamelware. Schindler decides for pragmatic reasons to hire Jewish refugees living in the Krakow ghetto. Suddenly the SS starts to exterminate the Jews living in the ghetto; his reaction to the mass murders was to employ and protect his workers so the German soldiers would not…

Although Carol Joseph Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, and grew up in a war torn world, he strove for peace and reconstruction while the Catholic church was rebuilding. Pope John Paul was born in Poland in 1920, and while he studied for priesthood the Nazis invaded Poland. Although Catholics and Jews were persecuted during World War II, John Paul continued his studies and became a priest in 1946 after the war. And through his hard work John Paul became a bishop and eventually an archbishop,then in…

Kim Diaz Humanities II/History II Mrs. Lamanteer 13 February 2015 Amon Goeth Amon Goeth was born in Vienna, Austria on December 11, 1908. He had a career as an author, since his family was involved and acclaimed in the book world. However, Goeth’s path changed when he joined a Nazi youth group at the age of 17. When Goeth was 22 in 1930, he joined the Austrian Nazi Party. That same year, he became affiliated with the Security Police, the Schutzstaffel (SS). Goeth also encountered two…

his mother’s brother, Tadeusz Bobrowski. In his early years, Conrad bounced between schools and struggled with his education until his Uncle Bobrowski insisted that Conrad attend school at Kraków, Poland, “Conrad's education was erratic: He was first tutored by his literary father, then attended school in Krakow and received further private…

attention of target audiences by using slogans, packaging design, celebrity endorsements and general media exposure. The four 'Ps' of marketing are product, place, price and promotion.’’ (Investopedia, 2009) Marketing strategy for Hilton Garden inn Krakow Hotel that I worked for was only open 3 years ago but by the choice of managers the main segment for this hotel was a Business clients and that’s why hotel was always trying to get attention of as many business people as it’s only…

The Schindler’s List is Steven Spielberg’s award-winning film, which illustrates the profoundly nightmarish Holocaust. It recreates a dark, frightening period during World War II, when Nazi-occupied Kraków first dispossessed Jews of their businesses and homes, then forced them into ghettos and labor camps in Plaszów and finally resettled in concentration camps for execution. It is quite terrifying to think how far the Nazis were able to go with their murderous ideology. Which is the primary…

Hardly any useful artillery shells were produced at Schindler’s new factory, and he instead bought items of the black market and resold them as his own. When the rations provided by the SS were insufficient, Schindler began to spend a lot of time in Krakow where he was obtaining food and materials for his workers. Back in Brünnlitz, Emilie looked after the workers, maintaining their help and obtaining as many rations as…

ghettos which worried him. Schindler then told his workers to stay at the factory until the matter settled down. What he did not know was that this were just beginning of a catastrophic time in history, not the end. The liquidation of 10,000s of jews in Krakow soon took place and this had an emotional impact on Schindler. He witnessed beatings, shootings and whippings that would have been unbearable to watch. The things Schindler witnessed at this time is what seemed to be the thing that made…

Jack Gruener, who endured almost exactly what happens in the book. Prisoner B-3087 really tells me how survival was like a luxury at that time, how some things no matter how small are still important. The story begins with Yanek in his home town of Krakow, living with his father and mother. Yanek is regular…

In the article, “Using a Chocolate Tub to Grab Children's Attention During a Holocaust Talk”, by the Los Angeles Times tells the story of a unique experience. His life was once as sweet as chocolate can be, but without any notice it had spiraled downward. Leon Prochnik used chocolate as an escape from the real world during the Holocaust; chocolate was his way of surviving and prospering so that when the time came he could tell his story to others. When Prochnik was only a young boy, his family…