Schindler

             As a heavy drinker, womanizer, and crook, Oskar Schindler does not fit the typical characteristics of a hero. Nevertheless, this deceiving Nazi member is seen as a savior to over eleven hundred Polish Jews. Before World War II, Schindler accomplished practically nothing in his life and little can be said about his actions afterward. Yet in between, what he did was astonishing. At a time of little hope and tremendous suffering in the lives of millions of Jews, one man, an alleged enemy, risked his life and the lives of over eleven hundred people for an unknown reason. "Don't worry, you are now with me" (Roberts, 10). These simple words echoed through Schindler's pot and pan factory, and the people all felt assured that they would be saved.
             Schindler was born April 28, 1908, in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary. His parents were both German and devoted Roman Catholics. His childhood was very peaceful and full of love; he was brought up without an attitude of hate. Schindler married Emilie Pelze at the age of twenty in 1928; neither knew that their marriage would last for over forty-five years. Nine times out of ten, Schindler usually got his way. His good looks, charm and easy-going manner were the key to Schindler's ability to protect so many Jews from death, along with himself. In 1938, Schindler joined the local Nazi Party, charming his way into the lives of extremely important people who he would later use in saving so many Jewish lives without them knowing it. His party membership was strictly business related and had little to do with politics, he was actually deeply troubled by the Nazis' policy of hatred and persecution toward Jews (Roberts, 25). Schindler remained free from any kind of racial or national prejudice and counted Jews as his friends. Schindler's main focus at first was on making money. His factory hired Jews as slave labor and it was by accident that Schindler discovere...

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