In which Moravian town was Oskar Schindler born in 1908?
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Zwittau
The town then belonged to Austria-Hungary, later to Czechoslovakia; his father owned a farm machinery factory.
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Oskar Schindler
Portrait of Oskar Schindler.
For which German intelligence service did Schindler spy in Czechoslovakia before the war?
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the Abwehr
In 1938 he was arrested by the Czechoslovak authorities and charged with espionage and faced the death penalty: the Munich Agreement freed him.
In which city did Schindler run his enamelware factory from 1939?
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Kraków
The “German Enamelware Factory” lay in the Zabłocie district; today it houses a museum about the occupation.
To which Moravian village did Schindler move his factory and workers in 1944?
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Brünnlitz
The workers on his list thus escaped deportation to Auschwitz; he got back 300 women who had been taken there after all.
Roughly how many Jews did Schindler save from being murdered?
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about 1,200 people
Today several thousand descendants of the “Schindler Jews” live around the world.
Which distinction did Yad Vashem bestow on Oskar and Emilie Schindler in 1993?
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Righteous Among the Nations
The title honours non-Jews who saved Jews at the risk of their own lives; as early as 1962 Oskar Schindler was invited to plant a tree in Yad Vashem's Avenue of the Righteous.
Which actor played Schindler in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film?
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Liam Neeson
The film won seven Oscars, including Best Picture. It was based on the novel by Thomas Keneally.
In which Lower Saxon city did Schindler die in 1974?
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Hildesheim
He last lived impoverished in Frankfurt and, at his own request, was buried in Jerusalem.
On which hill in Jerusalem is Schindler's grave?
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Mount Zion
He is the only former Nazi Party member buried there. Following Jewish custom, visitors place stones on his grave.
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