Oskar Schindler

For the similarly-named racehorse, see Oscar Schindler (horse).

Oskar Schindler (April 28, 1908 – October 9, 1974) was a Sudeten German industrialist. He was born in Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary and was a Roman Catholic.

Oskar Schindler
Born	(1908-04-28)28 April 1908 Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Svitavy, Czech Republic)
Died	9 October 1974(1974-10-09) (aged 66) Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Resting place	Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery Jerusalem, Israel 31.770164°N 35.230423°E / 31.770164; 35.230423
Occupation	Industrialist
Political party	Sudeten German Party (SdP) (1935–1939) Nazi Party (1939–1945)
Spouse	Emilie Pelzl ​ (m. 1928)​
Children	2
Awards	Righteous Among the Nations

Schindler was a member of the Nazi Party from 1939-1945. He saved almost 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by letting them work in his enamelware and ammunitions factories. These were in what is known today as Poland and the Czech Republic.

He is the subject of the novel Schindler's Ark, and the movie based on it, Schindler's List.

He died of liver failure in Hildesheim, West Germany. He is buried in the Catholic Cemetery on Mount Zion, Jerusalem.