"...
that my story
is told truthfully ..."
About the life and work of Emilie Schindler
is told truthfully ..."
About the life and work of Emilie Schindler
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That my story is told truthfully
About the life and work of Emilie Schindler
Emilie Schindler died on 5 October 2001. She was 94 years old. She was the wife of Oskar Schindler (1908–1974). During the time of the Nazis, Oskar Schindler saved about 1,200 Jews from death. The movie Schindler’s List made him very famous all over the world. But Emilie Schindler’s help is not well known. Many people say that she also helped to save Jews who were in danger during the Nazi time.
All her life, Emilie was in the shadow of her husband. Only in the last years of her life did people start to talk about her and thank her. In December 2001, she was going to get a human rights award from the Sudeten Germans.
This exhibition wants to show the life and work of Emilie Schindler. The texts are based on new books. Some people who knew her were also interviewed. But some information is not 100% clear. Some memories are missing, and some stories are only half true.
About the life and work of Emilie Schindler
Emilie Schindler died on 5 October 2001. She was 94 years old. She was the wife of Oskar Schindler (1908–1974). During the time of the Nazis, Oskar Schindler saved about 1,200 Jews from death. The movie Schindler’s List made him very famous all over the world. But Emilie Schindler’s help is not well known. Many people say that she also helped to save Jews who were in danger during the Nazi time.
All her life, Emilie was in the shadow of her husband. Only in the last years of her life did people start to talk about her and thank her. In December 2001, she was going to get a human rights award from the Sudeten Germans.
This exhibition wants to show the life and work of Emilie Schindler. The texts are based on new books. Some people who knew her were also interviewed. But some information is not 100% clear. Some memories are missing, and some stories are only half true.
