¿Quién fue Óscar Schneider?

Dirigido y coproducido por Steven Spielberg, con guion de Steven Zaillian, el filme relata un período de la vida de Oskar Schindler, un empresario de etnia alemana que salvó de morir en el Holocausto a más de mil judíos polacos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial empleándolos como trabajadores de sus fábricas.

¿Quién fue Schindler?

Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) nació en Svitavy (Zwittau), Moravia, en ese entonces parte del Imperio austro-húngaro. Schindler, de etnia alemana y religión católica, rescató, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, a alrededor de 1.200 judíos de la deportación a Auschwitz.

¿Qué motivo a Oskar Schindler a actuar como lo hizo?

Gracias a sus contactos en la Abwehr, pudo proteger a sus trabajadores judíos de la deportación y la muerte en los campos de concentración nazis. Aunque en un principio su motivación fue únicamente económica, después comenzó a emplear a trabajadores judíos que no necesitaba.

What is Leo Rosner famous for?

Leopold «Leo» Rosner (26 June 1918 – 10 October 2008) was a Polish-born Australian musician. Rosner, who was Jewish, survived the Holocaust in Nazi concentration camps during World War II by playing his accordion for Nazi officials. This earned the attention of Oskar Schindler, who saved his life by having him placed on his famous list.

How did Leo Rosner survive WW2?

Leo Rosner. Leopold «Leo» Rosner (26 June 1918 – 10 October 2008) was a Polish-born Australian musician. Rosner, who was Jewish, survived the Holocaust in Nazi concentration camps during World War II by playing his accordion for Nazi officials. This earned the attention of Oskar Schindler, who saved his life by having him placed on his famous list.

Who was Robert Rossner?

Rosner was a successful cabaret artist and entertainer in Kraków, Poland by the time the country was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany in 1939. The Rosner family fled to the rural town of Tyniece, where they played in barns for food. They were soon caught and sent to the Kraków Ghetto, where they lived in cramped and dangerous conditions.

What happened to Leo Rosner’s wife?

Leo Rosner died on 10 October 2008, at the age of 90, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease in Melbourne, Australia. He was survived by his wife, Helen Rosner, who was 84 years old at the time of Leo’s death. Rosner was also survived by his two daughters, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

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