During the Holocaust, businessman Oskar Schindler protected more than 1,000 Jews from deportation to Auschwitz.
View of the entrance to Oskar Schindler's enamel works in Zablocie, a suburb of Krakow. Poland, 1939-1944.
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In Yad Vashem, the Israeli national institution of Holocaust commemoration, Oskar Schindler plants a tree in honor of his rescue efforts. Jerusalem, Israel, 1962.
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Oskar Schindler standing (second from right) with some of the people he rescued. Munich, Germany, May–June 1946.
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Construction of Oskar Schindler's armaments factory in Bruennlitz. Czechoslovakia, October 1944.
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View during the construction of Oskar Schindler's armaments factory in Bruennlitz. This photograph shows the construction of a rail line to the factory. Czechoslovakia, October 1944.
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Construction of Oskar Schindler's armaments factory in Bruennlitz. Czechoslovakia, October 1944.
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Construction of Oskar Schindler's armaments factory in Bruennlitz. Czechoslovakia, October 1944.
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Camp commandant Amon Goeth delivers a speech to SS guards in the Płaszów camp. Płaszów, Poland, 1943-1944.
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Amon Goeth, commandant of the Płaszów camp. Płaszów, Poland, between February 1943 and September 1944.
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Oskar Schindler (left) at his enamel works in Zablocie, a suburb of Kraków. Poland, 1943-1944.
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Scene from one of Oskar Schindler's parties in Krakow. At such events, Schindler (second from left) attempted to bribe Nazi officials for information about imminent deportations. Krakow, Poland, 1943.
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Oskar Schindler (center) at his 34th birthday party with local SS officials. Schindler attempted to use his connections with German officials to obtain information that might protect his Jewish employees. Krakow, Poland, April 28, 1942.
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Oskar Schindler (third from left) at a party with local SS officials on his 34th birthday. Schindler attempted to use his connections with German officials to obtain information that might protect his Jewish employees. Krakow, Poland, April 28, 1942.
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At Yad Vashem, the Israeli national institution of Holocaust commemoration, Oskar Schindler stands next to the tree planted in honor of his rescue efforts. Jerusalem, Israel, 1970.
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