Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist, is remembered as a humanitarian who saved the lives of over 1,000 Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. In 1939, Schindler established a factory in Kraków, Poland, where he employed Jewish workers. As the war progressed, Schindler witnessed the persecution of Jews and decided to use his position to protect his workers. He bribed Nazi officials, forged documents, and provided safe haven for his employees. In 1944, Schindler's factory was relocated to Czechoslovakia, where he continued to protect his workers. After the war, Schindler's story became known through the 1982 non-fiction book Schindler's Ark and the subsequent 1993 film Schindler's List, which brought Schindler's heroic actions to a wider audience. Schindler's List won numerous awards, including seven Academy Awards, and is considered one of the most powerful and moving films ever made about the Holocaust.
