SCHINDLER’S LISTSCHINDLER’S LIST

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Day 1Day 1

SABBATHSABBATH

THE JEWISH HOLY DAY; THE JEWISH HOLY DAY;

DAY OF REST SUNSET DAY OF REST SUNSET FRIDAY UNTIL SUNSET FRIDAY UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAYSATURDAY

JUDENRATJUDENRAT

JEWISH COUNCIL WITH 24 JEWISH COUNCIL WITH 24 ELECTED JEWS PERSONALLY ELECTED JEWS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE ORDERS OF THE NAZI OUT THE ORDERS OF THE NAZI REGIME IN KRAKOW; SUCH AS REGIME IN KRAKOW; SUCH AS DRAWING UP LISTS FOR DRAWING UP LISTS FOR WORK DETAILS, FOOD, WORK DETAILS, FOOD, HOUSING & A PLACE TO HOUSING & A PLACE TO LODGE COMPLAINTSLODGE COMPLAINTS

EDICT 44/91EDICT 44/91ESTABLISHES A CLOSED JEWISH ESTABLISHES A CLOSED JEWISH

RESIDENCY IN THE WALLED RESIDENCY IN THE WALLED GHETTO IS COMPULSORY. ALL GHETTO IS COMPULSORY. ALL JEWS FROM KRAKOW AND JEWS FROM KRAKOW AND SURROUNDING AREAS ARE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES AND REQUIRED TO CROWD INTO AND REQUIRED TO CROWD INTO AN AREA OF 16 SQUARE AN AREA OF 16 SQUARE BLOCKSBLOCKS

Oskar SchindlerOskar Schindler

Oskar SchindlerOskar Schindler•Austrian “businessman”•Moves to Krakow, Poland•Married to Emilie•Con artist, black marketeer•Factory owner (?), approaches Jews to fund his factory•Loves women

Oskar SchindlerOskar Schindler

Oskar SchindlerOskar Schindler

Itzhak SternItzhak Stern

Itzhak SternItzhak Stern•Jew•Member of judenrat•Former book keeper•Helps Schindler get financing•Becomes foreman of D.E.F.•Helps other jews get work passes

Day 2Day 2

GHETTOGHETTO

WALLED-OFF AREAS WALLED-OFF AREAS OF MAJOR CITIES OF MAJOR CITIES (SUCH AS KRAKOW) (SUCH AS KRAKOW) THAT HOLDS THE THAT HOLDS THE DISPLACED JEWISH DISPLACED JEWISH POPULATIONPOPULATION

D.E.F.D.E.F.DEUTSCHEDEUTSCHE

EMAILWARENFABRIKEMAILWARENFABRIKSCHINDLER’S FACTORY;SCHINDLER’S FACTORY;

MAKE ENAMELWARE, MAKE ENAMELWARE, MESS KITS ETC.MESS KITS ETC.

OD (JEWISH GHETTO POLICE)OD (JEWISH GHETTO POLICE)

““TRUSTED” JEWS WHO TRUSTED” JEWS WHO WORK AS A POLICE WORK AS A POLICE FORCE INSIDE THE FORCE INSIDE THE GHETTOES; OFTEN GHETTOES; OFTEN MISTRUSTED AND MISTRUSTED AND HATEDHATED

Day 3Day 3

SS (Schutzstaffel)SS (Schutzstaffel)

Special division of Special division of German army; in charge German army; in charge of overseeing all Jewishof overseeing all Jewish

affairsaffairs

KRAKOW GHETTO MASSACREKRAKOW GHETTO MASSACRE

LIQUIDATION OF THE LIQUIDATION OF THE GHETTO BY AMON GHETTO BY AMON GOETH & SS; ESSENTIAL GOETH & SS; ESSENTIAL WORKERS MOVED TO WORKERS MOVED TO LABOR CAMPS;LABOR CAMPS;

NON-ESSENTIAL NON-ESSENTIAL WORKERS DISPOSED OFWORKERS DISPOSED OF

Amon GoethAmon Goeth

Amon GoethAmon Goeth

•Untersturmfuhrer•SS commander•Commandant of Plaszow labor camp•Leads liquidation of Krakow ghetto•Involved with Helen Hirsch

Amon GoethAmon Goeth

Day 4Day 4

PLASZOW PLASZOW FORCED LABOR CAMPFORCED LABOR CAMP

JEWS PROVIDE BASIC JEWS PROVIDE BASIC LABOR; RUN BY AMON LABOR; RUN BY AMON GOETH; HOLDS GOETH; HOLDS ESSENTIAL WORKERS ESSENTIAL WORKERS FROM KRAKOW; FROM KRAKOW; FACTORIES MOVED FACTORIES MOVED INSIDE CAMPINSIDE CAMP

Helen HirschHelen Hirsch

•Jew•Selected by Goeth to become his house servant•Goeth is attracted to Helen•Helen worries about being killed

Day 5Day 5

RACE AND RESETTLEMENT ACTRACE AND RESETTLEMENT ACT

GERMAN CITIZENS GERMAN CITIZENS ARE FORBIDDEN ARE FORBIDDEN CONTACT WITH CONTACT WITH JEWSJEWS

THE FINAL SOLUTIONTHE FINAL SOLUTION

HITLER’S FINAL HITLER’S FINAL ORDER TO ORDER TO ELIMINATE ALL ELIMINATE ALL JEWS IN CAPTIVITY JEWS IN CAPTIVITY AND THEN IN AND THEN IN EUROPEEUROPE

AUSCHWITZAUSCHWITZ

EXTERMINATION CAMP EXTERMINATION CAMP USED TO GAS AND USED TO GAS AND CREMATE THOUSANDS CREMATE THOUSANDS OF JEWISH PRISONERS;OF JEWISH PRISONERS;

THE LARGEST OF ALL THE LARGEST OF ALL THE CAMPSTHE CAMPS

Emilie SchindlerEmilie Schindler

•Wife to Oskar•Tolerates Oskar’s relationships•Works in medical clinic in Schindler’s factory