Posts Tagged: Oskar Schindler
American Jewish Voters Must Put Jewish Concerns First
JNS.org – In recent years, evangelical Christians have started to prioritize Israel and a candidate’s position on Israel when they vote. A short time ago,...
Halina Silber, Holocaust Survivor Saved by Oskar Schindler, Dies at Age 93
Helen "Halina" Silber, who attributed surviving the Holocaust to being transferred from Auschwitz to an ammunition and enamelware factory owned by the German industrialist, Oskar...
Arizona State Rep Criticized for Comparing COVID‐19 Mask Requirement to Tattooing of Holocaust Victims
An Arizona state representative is scrambling to head off criticism after he compared coronavirus restrictions that require the wearing of protective masks to the tattooing...
Plan to Turn Schindler Factory Into Museum Reportedly Hits Snags Over Finances, Local Opposition
A plan to turn the deserted factory of famed German industrialist Oskar Schindler, who protected Jews from extermination during the Holocaust, into a museum is in jeopardy,...
Holocaust Rescuer Nicholas Winton, Known as ‘British Schindler,’ Dies at 106
JNS.org - Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children during the Holocaust and was dubbed the “British Schindler” (after German Holocaust rescuer Oskar Schindler), has died at the...
Love Rules on 70th Anniversary of Bau Couple’s Concentration Camp Wedding
JNS.org - In stark contrast to the many somber memorials that recall the tragedies of the Holocaust, the Tel Aviv-based Joseph Bau Museum this...
Oskar Schindler’s Czech Factory for Sale; Could Become Holocaust Museum
Oskar Schindler's famous factory is for sale, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The factory, in Brnenec -- population 1,300 -- in eastern Czech Republic, 120...
Curator Says Holocaust Artifacts Vital for ‘When We Have No Survivors’ (VIDEO)
Suzy Snyder is a curator for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. On a current four-city tour to celebrate the museum's 20th anniversary, she writes...
Schindler’s “Girl in Red Coat” Says She Was Haunted by Film
The little girl who served as a symbol of horror in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film "Schindler's List" says that for years she was haunted by...
Youngest ‘Schindler’s List’ Survivor Dies in California, 83
Leon Leyson, the youngest among the 1,100 Jews saved by German industrialist Oskar Schindler during World War II, died over the weekend at his southern...
A Gradual Commitment to Saving Lives “In Darkness”
Although films about the Holocaust have long been well-established fare in popular culture (as early as 1946, Orson Welles' thriller, The Stranger, was...
