Emilie Schindler
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Schindler (2000)
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Emilie Pelzl 22 October 1907 Alt Moletein, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Maletín, Czech Republic) |
| Died | 5 October 2001 (aged 93) Strausberg near Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Humanitarian work |
| Spouse(s) | Oskar Schindler (m. 1928; d. 1974) |
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| Website | www |
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Emilie Schindler (22 October 1907 – 5 October 2001) was a Sudeten German-born woman who, with her husband Oskar Schindler, helped to save the lives of 1,200 to 1,700 Jews during World War II by employing them in his enamelware and munitions factories, providing them immunity from the Nazis. She was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Israel's Yad Vashem in 1994.
She was born Emilie Pelzl in the village of Alt Moletein, 49°48′N 16°47′E / 49.800°N 16.783°E (alternate spelling: Old Moletin, in Czech: Starý Moletín, today: Maletín) Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic), to farmers Josef and Marie Pelzl. She had an older brother, Franz, to whom she was very close.
Schindler's early life in Alt Moletein was idyllic, and she was quite fond of nature and animals. She was also interested in the Gypsies who would camp near the village for a few days at a time; their lifestyle, their music, and their stories fascinated her.
Emilie Pelze first saw the handsome and outgoing Oskar Schindler in 1928, when he came to Alt Moletein to sell electric motors to her father. After dating for six weeks, the couple married on 6 March 1928, in an inn on the outskirts of Zwittau, Schindler's home town.
In spite of his flaws, Oskar had a big heart and was always ready to help whoever was in need. He was affable, kind, extremely generous and charitable, but at the same time, not mature at all. He constantly lied and deceived me, and later returned feeling sorry, like a boy caught in mischief, asking to be forgiven one more time—and then we would start all over again ...
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