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Early Life
Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908 in Zwittau, Czechoslovakia. His father's name was Hans, who was a farm equipment manager, and his mother's name was Louisa, who was a homemaker. Oskar and his sister Elfriede attended a German language school where he ws not the best student but was very popular. Schindler left school in 1924 and started to take many odd jobs. He met and married Emilie Pelzel in 1928. He then worked in his father's company until the 1930's.
Why was he a hero?Oskar Schindler sacrificed his own life to save the life of others by using all of his money to give them food, water, and a safe shelter.
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Oskar Schindler and his List
Oskar Schindler saved more than 1200 lives in the Holocaust. Their is a list of all the names of the people that he saved with their list number, line number, religion, nationality, prisoner number, name, birth date, and occupation.