Oskar Schindler (left) at his enamelware factory in Zabłocie, a suburb of Kraków, in German-occupied Poland. As part of the German authorities' expropriation of property, Schindler took over the factory, which became known as "Emalia." At Emalia, Schindler employed Jewish forced laborers from the Kraków ghetto and the Plaszow forced labor camp. Eventually, a Plaszow subcamp was established on the factory complex grounds. At Emalia, Schindler treated his Jewish forced laborers well. Poland, 1943–1944.
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