Friday, May 15, 2020

“I was now revolved to do everything in my power to defeat...

â€Å"I was now revolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system† (Oskar Schindler). This is how Oskar Schindler felt about helping the Jews. Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi regime wanted to save Jews. How often do you find people brave enough to do that? Not very often. He impacted so many lives and really made a difference to many people. Oskar Schindler risked his life everyday, which contributed to saving over 1000 Jews (Oskar Schindler: An) . Following the German invasion of Poland, Oskar moved to Krakow from Sraity in 1939 (Oskar Schindler. Jewish) . He took advantage of the German pogrom to make people Aryan and Germanize Jewish owned stores and businesses. He bought Rekord Ltd, a Jewish owned†¦show more content†¦In 1942, Oskar Schindler saw Jews in a ghetto riot getting packed into the cars(Oskar Schindler.† The). He felt something at that moment and it really awakened him that he really needs to save Jews. As the Holocaust got worse hi s protection of his workers became very important. Schindler helped a lot through bribes and personal friendships with the government to help the Jews not get threatened everyday and to make sure that the SS doesn’t report them. His business helped him â€Å"draw† on Jews that were under the power of the Gestapo. Schindler kept his promises to his â€Å"Schindlerjuden† and treated them like his own children. He didn’t even care about money any more. He only cared about his workers. He was ok with losing all of his money and putting his life at risk everyday. (Oskar Schindler. Jewish) By fall 1944, Germanys power on Poland weakens(Oskar Schindler: An). As the Russians approach, the Nazis wanted to liquidate the Krakow ghetto and Hitler sent most Jews to death. Many Jews got transferred to Plaszow concentration camp because of the liquidation. The factory operated a new location for a year making German artillery. Conditions were very scarce for the workers , but it was worth it because they were being saved. Prisoners deployed at the Emelia factory were subject for even worse conditions at the Plaszow camp. At Schindler’s highest point he had employed 1,700 workers

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