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Oskar was born
Schindler was born in Zwittau, Moravia on April 28, 1908. -
Married
Marrying Emilie Pelzl in 1928 -
Had a job before the Factory
He was employed at the Jarslav Simek Bank of Prague from 1931 till 1938. -
Holocaust starts
The holcaust starts in 1933 where HItler starts killing Jews. -
Served in the army
He served in the Czechoslovak army and in 1938. -
Arrested
Had been arrested and charged with offences against the Czech State,who they thought he was a spy, he had recruited a Sudeten German police officer named Prusa, who worked for the Criminal Investigation Department in Brno. -
Joined the Nazi Party
In February 1939, five months after the German annexation of the Sudetenland, he joined the Nazi Party. -
His facotry
Owned a Enamelware Factory which became known as ‘Emalia’. The business thrived and by 1944 around 1,750 workers—including 1,000 Jews—were employed there. -
Arrested again
Near the end of the war In 1943 he was arrested on suspicion of selling goods illegally and his account books examined -
Death
In 1974 schindler died while undergoing surgery after having a heart attack he was laid to rest outside the jewish cemetery in jerusalem israel.