CONFLICT AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND Oskar Schindler faced many conflicts in his life. The main conflict he faced was overcoming the Nazis and saving over one thousand Jewish People. Schindler, with out a job at the time, joined the Nazi Party and followed on the heels of the SS when the Germans invaded Poland. This is when Schindler took over two previously Jewish owned companies that dealt with the manufacture and sales of enamel kitchenware products and opened up his own enamel shop right outside
few compassionate and unassuming individuals. One such hero is Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who spearheaded an effort to protect his Jewish factory workers from the uncertain fate of the the Jewish ghettos and concentration camps. When asked about his motives Schindler reported, "I just couldn't stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could, what I had to do, what my conscience told me I must do" (Schindler). Though Schindler was himself a registered member of the Nazi party he would
1. Introduction Oskar Schindler was a hero of his time, negotiating the lives of countless Jews, and defying the raging machine that was the Nazi party. He used tools that the Nazi 's used: deceit, black market trading, and bribery, however he utilized these to work within the party to save Jews. Though no one knows his exact motives, that doesn 't change the fact that he performed an enormous good for a race of people. Oskar Schindler was an exististential hero because he faced alienation, displayed
This man’s name is Oskar Schindler and he is responsible for saving a thousand Jewish people from death in Poland during World War 2. Schindler’s actions have him still considered one of the greatest heroes of the 20th century. Schindler exhibits his heroism in acts of courage, generosity, and his display of initiative during several accounts throughout World War 2 and the Holocaust. Oskar Schindler was born in 1908, where what is now the Czech Republic. In the 1920s, Schindler took a job as a sales
A Hero What is a hero? Is it a rock star or an athlete? A famous speaker or activist? Or is it someone so ordinary that does extraordinary things? A hero can be someone who loves and cares for you, or someone you look up to. Someone that risks their life for others is definitely a hero, that someone is Oskar Schindler. Oskar is a hero to over 6,000 Jews currently
Out of the many German cruel dictators, Oskar Schindler was one of a kind man who was a real great person. Schindler is a hero to over 6,000 jews who are currently living across the United States and Europe. Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908 in Zwittau. Schindler and his family were deeply religious. Schindler faced many conflicts in his life. As an adult, he became a German industrialist and joined the Nazi Party to help make his fortune. Schindler was a wealthy German industrialist, who
‘Schindler’s List’ hinges on protagonist, war-profiteer Oskar Schindler and his gradual revelation in which he realises the true horror faced by the Jews throughout WWII under the Nazi regime. Schindler at first is wholly indifferent to the suffering of the Jewish people, however as the film progresses we see his true nature revealed. He is not a cold and uncaring capitalist, but a compassionate gentle soul. Spielberg perfectly presents Oskar Schindler and his complicated and difficult journey in becoming
“I am a Schindler Jew,” a proud phrase that left the mouths of more than twelve hundred people. A Schindler Jew felt safe under the sheets of protection that Oskar Schindler laid over them. Schindler held many identities; a cheating husband, a member of the Nazi party, or a man who saved lives. Schindler was a money-hungry businessman, seeking for wealth for no reasonable purpose other than profits. After he witnessed the barbarous massacre of the Jewish during the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto
Oskar Schindler, a man who held the identities of a cheating husband, a member of the Nazi party, and a hero. In the year 1939, Schindler traveled to Krakow, taking advantage of Hitler’s invasion of Poland to earn money. Within weeks, the entire city was consumed by the Nazis and their principles. The Nazis blamed the Jewish people for Germany’s defeat in World War 1, claiming them as parasites and aliens to the German culture. Schindler’s eyes were elsewhere, on money, until he witnessed the barbarous
2014 Writing/Social Studies Research Paper Oskar Schindler A human, with flaws like the rest of us. An unlikely role model, a Nazi. In bad times, Schindler did great things. He remained true to his Jews who he referred to as his children (The Oscar Schindler Story). Oskar Schindler was a hero. He followed his heart, and he did the best for all people. Oskar Schindler, although he was a Nazi, saved many Jews from death and torture during the Holocaust. Oskar outsmarted Hitler and the Nazis to save