After the war, in order to prevent being arrested as a war criminal because he was a Nazi, he fled with his wife and some workers to Argentina. In Argentina, he bought a farm and tried to raise chicken and nutria (a small otter like animal that is raised for its fur) and sell them. After those businesses failed, in 1958, he left his wife and moved back to Germany,
This is a picture of Oskar Schindler and
some of his Schindlerjuden whose lives he
had saved.
some of his Schindlerjuden whose lives he
had saved.
where he again had unsuccessfully tried to create several other businesses, such as his failed cement factory. He officially became bankrupt in 1963, after which he received compensation for his wartime expenses by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He was also honored and taken care of by his Schindlerjuden (Shindler's Jews).
This is an image of Oskar Schindler's grave, on
it there is an inscription that says, "The unforgettable
rescuer of 1,200 persecuted Jews".
it there is an inscription that says, "The unforgettable
rescuer of 1,200 persecuted Jews".
These are pictures of Oskar Schindler
as he is planting his tree on the Avenue of the Righteous at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.
as he is planting his tree on the Avenue of the Righteous at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.
In 1961, Schindler visited Israel and was greatly welcomed by 220 of his Schindlerjuden that survived. He spent his remaining years traveling from Germany to Israel and back, he visited Israel 17 time to be exact. In 1962, after he was declared Righteous Among the Nations or "Righteous Gentile," he was invited to Israel to plant a tree on the Avenue of the Righteous at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The tree is still alive today. After he died on October 1974, in Hildesheim, Germany, from heart and liver problems, he was brought to Israel by his Schindlerjuden, and was granted permission to be buried there at the Catholic Cemetary on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. He was the only Nazi to ever be buried in Israel. Schindler's legacy continued when author Thomas Keneally accidentally visited Poldek Pfefferberg leather goods store in Beverly Hills. Pfefferberg then told Keneally Schindler's story and gave him documents that he had on him. After Keneally, did some research on Schindler and talked to some of the surviving Schindlerjuden he created the famous 1982 historical novel Schindler's Ark which was the basis of Steven Spielberg's 1993 biographical movie Schindler's List. The legacy of Oskar Schindler is too important for us to let go, you can't just save 1,200 people from being killed and fade away from history, Schindler's legacy will go on and everyone will know of Oskar Schindler, the greatest war hero in history.
This is an image of the 1993 biographical
movie Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg.
movie Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg.