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1908–1974 Germany
Oskar Schindler (28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a Sudeten German industrialist credited with saving almost 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust, by having them work in his enamelware and ammunitions factories located in Poland and what is now the Czech Republic.
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Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what would happen. I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system.
Can you imagine what power it took for him to pull out from Auschwitz 300 people?
The persecution of Jews in occupied Poland meant that we could see horror emerging gradually in many ways.
Now you are finally with me, you are safe now. Don't be afraid of anything. You don't have to worry anymore.
I hated the brutality, the sadism, and the insanity of Nazism. 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. That's all there is to it. Really, nothing more.
What is there to say? They are my friends. I would do it again, over and over — for I hate cruelty and intolerance.
There was no choice. If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn't you help him?
I knew the people who worked for me. When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings.
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