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Schindler born
He was born in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary -
Schindler gets married
marries Emilie Pelzl -
Gets a new job
He was previously working for his father, Hans Schindler, but gets a new job at Moravian Electotechnic when his fathers business fails -
Kristallnacht
"the Night of Broken Glass" Jewish synogouges and shops destroyed by Nazis all thourghout Germany -
Krakow Ghetto
Jews from Krakow forced into Podgorze, which becomes a Jewish ghetto -
Schindler Travels
Goes to Budapest, Hungary to report on the situation of the Jews in Hungary -
Podgorze Ghetto cleared
Jews are moved to Plaszow concentration camp or Aushwitz -
Schindlers List
Plaszow camp is closed, including Schindlers subcamp. Everyone, including those on the "List" are sent away. In the Fall he opens a munitions factory in Brinnlitz, Czecholovakia, using the workers from Plaszow -
Recieving workers
Brinnlitz facroty gets 150 Jewish workers intended for a mine in Golleshau, Poland. They may have frozen to death -
Germany Surrenders
Schindler, his wife, and some Jews flee to the American front -
factory liberated
The Brinnlitz muntitions factory was liberated by a single Russian soldeir on horseback -
Schindler moves
Oskar and Emilie immigrate to Argentina -
Returns to Germany
Schindler leaves his wife and returns to Gernamy after the nutria-raising enterprise fails -
Named one of the Righteous
He is named one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Israel -
His Death
Schindler dies at is home in Frankfurt. He is buried in the Latin Cemetery in Jerusalem -
Schindler's List
Speilberg's film Schindler's List is released. It is based on the book written by Thomas Keneally called Schindler's Ark. The movie wins the Academy Award for Best Picture. -
Emilie Dies
She dies at a hospital in Strausberg, Germany at the age of 93
