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Birth
Born April 28, 1908 to a farming family in Svitavy. -
Moving
October 1939, Schnidler moves from Svitavy to take over some German operations. -
Taking over
By moving, Schnidler takes advantage of "germanizing" and takes over Jewish and Polish businesses. -
Start of business
After Schnidler took over businesses he took a manufacturing plant and established "German Enamelware Factory" in November 1939, also known as Emalia. -
Employment
Schnidler ran 2 other factories in Kraków, only at Emalia did he employ Jewish workers that came from the ghetto, 1939. -
Rising
At the preak of Emalia in 1944, they employed over 1,700 workers and at least 1,000 were Jewish forced workers. -
Savior
During the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto in March 1943, Schindler allowed his Jewish workers to stay at the factory overnight. -
SS creates problems
The SS redesigned Plazow, a concentration camp, in Augest 1943. Schnidler convinced the SS to turn Emalia into a sub-camp which saved another 450 Jews to live there. -
Divorce
After soviets liberated the camp, Schnidler and his wife settled in Germany then separated in 1957. -
Ending
Schnidler was awarded "Righteous Among the Nations" in recognition of trying to save the Jews. He died broke and unknown in October 1974.
