Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908 in Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Svitavy, Czech Republic]. He was married to Emilie Schindler. He died on October 9, 1974 in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany.
There are more than six thousand descendants of the "Schindlers Jews" throughout the world.
Saved more Jews during the Holocaust than any other private person. His
enamel plant was a haven from the Nazis for over thousand people at
best.
Spent his last years living in poverty.
On his grave, the Hebrew inscription reads: "Righteous among the Nations", an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. The German inscription reads: "The Unforgettable Lifesaver of 1200 Persecuted Jews".
Schindler's widow, Emilie Schindler, dies in a
hospital in Berlin, Germany.