German businessman Oskar Schindler became an unlikely hero when he saved hundreds of Jews in Poland and Czechoslovakia from death at the hands of the Nazis during World War II (1939–45). By employing them in his factory, Schindler protected them from the wrath of the Nazi Party and preserved generations of Jewish families (“Oskar Schindler Biography”).
Early Years As a child Oskar Schindler was a very popular boy and had many friends at school, he attended a German-language school, also known as Sudetenland. Schindler was not a very impressive student and often failed most of his classes. Schindler was the first born child to the parents of Hans and Louisa Schindler on April 28th 1908 to a wealthy family in Zwittau in Czechoslovakia.
Middle Years Schindler had worked with his father as a farm-equipment manufacturer in the 1920s until his marriage to a woman named Emily had caused problems in Schindler’s and his father 's relationship. He then decided to quit his father 's business and to go
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About five hundred Schindlerjuden attended his funeral and watched as his body was laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Thanks to Oskar Schindler, more than six thousand Holocaust survivors and their descendants were alive in the 1990s to tell the remarkable story of "Schindler 's List"(“Oskar Schindler Biography”). “Schindler died in Hildesheim in Germany October 9, 1974. He wanted to be buried in Jerusalem. As he said: My children are here ..” (Bürlow)
Conclusion Oskar Schindler had saved more than six thousand Holocaust survivors and their descendents. Schindler had many turning points in his life and he had made many wrong choices but that didn’t define who he was. At a time of his life he was against the Jews and he had joined Hitler, but know he is remembered as being a here. Yes, Oskar Schindler is a man worth