Schindler's Grave, Jerusalem
Just south of King David's Tomb and the Chamber of the Holocaust, the Protestant cemetery on Mount Zion is home to the final resting place of Oskar Schindler, the Holocaust's most famous "righteous gentile", whose remarkable efforts to save an estimated 1,200 Jews from the horrors of Hitler's death camps were immortalized in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed film "Schindler's List", based on Thomas Keneally's novel "Schindler's Ark", which won the Booker Prize in 1982.
Despite his Nazi Party membership, Schindler used his position as an industrialist to employ Jewish prisoners in his enamelware and ammunition factories, thereby shielding them from the horrors of the gas chambers. He went to great lengths, including bribery of SS officials, to ensure the safety of his workers until the end of the World War in May 1945, ultimately exhausting his fortune in the process.
After the war, Schindler faced financial hardship but was eventually brought to Israel for burial thanks to the efforts of some of the individuals he had rescued. His grave can be found in the lowest section of the cemetery, marked by stones left by Jewish visitors-a tradition in Jewish culture to honor the deceased.
Despite his Nazi Party membership, Schindler used his position as an industrialist to employ Jewish prisoners in his enamelware and ammunition factories, thereby shielding them from the horrors of the gas chambers. He went to great lengths, including bribery of SS officials, to ensure the safety of his workers until the end of the World War in May 1945, ultimately exhausting his fortune in the process.
After the war, Schindler faced financial hardship but was eventually brought to Israel for burial thanks to the efforts of some of the individuals he had rescued. His grave can be found in the lowest section of the cemetery, marked by stones left by Jewish visitors-a tradition in Jewish culture to honor the deceased.
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