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Birth
Oskar Shindler was born on April 28, 1908 in Svitavy, Sudetenland. -
Goodbye School
Oskar left school in 1924. -
Organization
Oskar joined a pro-Nazi organization and collected intelligence for the Germans in 1930. -
Getting Arrested
Oskar got arrested by Czech authorities for spying but released shortly afterward in 1938. -
Traveling
Oscar Schindler left his wife and traveled to Krakow in 1939, hoping to profit for the war. -
The Factory
In 1939, Oscar obtained a former Jewish enamelware factory to produce goods for the German military. -
Black Market
In 1939,Schindler became a part of the black market as a job. -
The Shindler Jews
By 1942, nearly half of his employees were Jewish and were known as Schindlerjuden (Schindler Jews). -
Arguement
In 1942, Oscar argued that his workers were essential to the war effort. -
Employees
Starting out with 45 employees, the company grew to more than 1,700 at its peak in 1944. -
The Moving List
In 1944, Oscar moved his factory and was allowed to make a list of Jew workers he could bring with him, and he came up with 1,100 workers to bring. -
Bankrupt
Schindler declared bankruptcy in 1957. -
Death
Oscar died at the age of 66 in 1974 and his grave is in the Catholic cemetery in Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
