Category:Schindler's List (subject)

Schindler's List (see Holocaust Children Studies)

Literature

1982

Schindler's Ark (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1982) is a fictionalized biography of Oskar Schindler, written by Thomas Keneally.

"The acclaimed bestselling classic of Holocaust literature, winner of the Booker Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction, and the inspiration for the classic film—“a masterful account of the growth of the human soul.” (Los Angeles Times Book Review) ... A stunning novel based on the true story of how German war profiteer and factory director Oskar Schindler came to save more Jews from the gas chambers than any other single person during World War II. In this milestone of Holocaust literature, Thomas Keneally, author of Daughter of Mars, uses the actual testimony of the Schindlerjuden—Schindler’s Jews—to brilliantly portray the courage and cunning of a good man in the midst of unspeakable evil."--Publisher description.

Thomas Keneally (Australia, 1935), novelist.

1993

Schindler's List (USA, 1993) is a feature film, directed by Steven Spielberg.

"One of the most historically significant films of all time like never before with Steven Spielberg’s cinematic masterpiece, Schindler’s List. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, this incredible true story follows the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II. It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest chapters in human history because of what he did. Meticulously restored from the original film negative and supervised by Steven Spielberg, Schindler’s List is a powerful story whose lessons of courage and faith continue to inspire generations ... Written by Steven Zaillian, the film is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern."--Publisher description.

Steven Spielberg (USA, 1946), filmmaker.

Steven Zaillian (USA, 1953) screenwriter

1994

Schindler's Legacy: True Stories of the List Survivors (New York: Dutton, 1994) is a book, written by Elinor J. Brecher.

"Seventy-five real-life Schindler's List survivors share their personal accounts of the Holocaust, their encounters with Schindler, their experiences after the war, and their reunions with the man who had saved their lives."--Publisher description.

The Rosner family -- Ryszard Horowitz -- The Sternlight sisters -- Leon Leyson -- Julius Eisenstein -- Irvin and Phyllis Karp and Celina Karp Biniaz -- Margot and Chaskel Schlesinger -- Rena Ferber Finder -- Roman Ferber -- Murray Pantirer -- Barry Tiger -- Cantor Moshe Taube -- Victor Lewis -- Igor Kling -- Sol Urbach -- Rena and Lewis Fagen -- Pola Gerner Yogev -- Milton and Irene Herschfeld -- Lola Feldman Orzech -- Maurice Markheim -- Sally Peller Huppert -- Moses Goldberg -- Henry Slamovich -- Bronia Gunz -- Henry Silver -- Sam and Edith Wertheim -- Henry Wiener -- Jack Mintz -- Sam Birenzweig -- Dr. Stanley Robbin -- Lola and Richard Krumholz.

Elinor J. Brecher (USA), journalist.

2004

Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind the List (Cambridge, MA: Westview Press, 2004) is a book, written by David Crowe.

"Spy, businessman, bon vivant, Nazi Party member, Righteous Gentile. This was Oskar Schindler, the controversial man who saved eleven hundred Jews during the Holocaust but struggled afterwards to rebuild his life and gain international recognition for his wartime deeds. David Crowe examines every phase of Schindler's life in this landmark biography, presenting a savior of mythic proportions who was also an opportunist and spy who helped Nazi Germany conquer Poland. Schindler is best known for saving over a thousand Jews by putting them on the famed "Schindler's List" and then transferring them to his factory in today's Czech Republic. In reality, Schindler played only a minor role in the creation of the list through no fault of his own. Plagued by local efforts to stop the movement of Jewish workers from his factory in Kraków to his new one in Brünnlitz, and his arrest by the SS who were investigating corruption charges against the infamous Amon Göth, Schindler had little say or control over his famous "List." The tale of how the "List" was really prepared is one of the most intriguing parts of the Schindler story that Crowe tells here for the first time. Forced into exile after the war, success continually eluded Schindler and he died in very poor health in 1974. He remained a controversial figure, even in death, particularly after Emilie Schindler, his wife of forty-six years, began to criticize her husband after the appearance of Steven Spielberg's film in 1993. In Oskar Schindler, Crowe steps beyondthe mythology that has grown up around the story of Oskar Schindler and looks at the life and work of this man whom one prominent Schindler Jew described as "an extraordinary man in extraordinary times."--Publisher description.

David Crowe (USA), historian.

2013

The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible... on Schindler's List (New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013) is the memoir written by Holocaust survivor Leon Leyson (1929-2013).

"The biography of Leon Leyson, the only memoir published by a former Schindler's List child. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance, and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow. Ultimately, it was the generosity and cunning of one man, a man named Oskar Schindler, who saved Leon Leyson's life, and the lives of his mother, his father, and two of his four siblings, by adding their names to his list of workers in his factory -- a list that became world renowned: Schindler's List."--Publisher description.

Leon Leyson (1929-2013), Holocaust survivor.

2019

My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List (New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2019) is the memoir written by Holocaust survivor Rena Finder (b.1929).

"The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame ... Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family -- along with all the other Jewish families -- into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food and watched as friends and family were sent away ... Then Rena and her mother ended up working for Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who employed Jewish prisoners in his factory and kept them fed and healthy. But Rena's nightmares were not over. She and her mother were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. With great cunning, it was Schindler who set out to help them escape ... Here in her own words is Rena's gripping story of survival, perseverance, tragedy, and hope. Including pictures from Rena's personal collection and from the time period, this unforgettable memoir introduces young readers to an astounding and necessary piece of history."--Publisher description.

Rena Finder (b.1929), Holocaust survivor