In the News: Schindler's List Found

The Associated Foreign Press is reporting that Oskar Schindler’s original list of 801 Jews that he was personally responsible for saving has been found in a Sydney library. The librarians had no idea that it was there in a file with other source materials author Thomas Keneally used to write the novel upon which the film is based. It is a powerful artifact that I would like to see in person someday. While by all accounts Schindler was a very flawed man, he is a good example of an ordinary person doing an extraordinary thing.

One of the most moving sections of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, in my opinion, is the Rescuers' Gallery which honors those who saved Jews during the Holocaust, including Schindler. Having talked to a few rescuers, the one thing that the individuals have in common, whether they saved one individual, one family, or were involved in underground resistance, is that they just thought it was the right thing to do. The ones I have met or have heard speak didn’t think of themselves as heroes at all.

While Schindler died virtually penniless and unknown, thanks to the many survivors he saved, his story is remembered. Seen here: Schindler (second from right) with survivors.