What Did Oskar Schindler View from the Hill? - Righteous among the Nations: Oskar Schindler as a Study Case
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What Did Oskar Schindler View from the Hill? - Righteous among the Nations: Oskar Schindler as a Study Case

Categories Holocaust 
grades:  High School (9-12) 

Lesson Summary:

From Yad Vashem:


Righteous among the Nations are non-Jews who had risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews in countries that had been under Nazi rule or had collaborated with the German regime. This lesson focuses on one of these Righteous individuals named Oskar Schindler. We will analyze the motivations of Oskar Schindler to help Jews survive and identify the process of change that Schindler underwent from being a Nazi businessman to a rescuer of Jews.



Objectives

  • Learn about the unique efforts and actions of the Righteous Among the Nations to help Jews during the Holocaust.
  • Analyze the motivations of Oskar Schindler to help Jews survive.
  • Identify the process of change that Schindler underwent from being a Nazi businessman to a rescuer of Jews.

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