The Holocaust was the systematic annihilation of Jews, Gypsies, the disabled and dissenters from the Third Reich. The documentary Genocide, part of the World at War series, details this event. Answer the questions on this sheet in relation to the Holocaust.
Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List is an adaptation of Australian author Thomas Kenneally's novel, Schindler's Ark. Kenneally's novel was based on the true story of factory owner Oskar Schindler.
Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust. Oskar Schindler is recognized as a Righteous Gentile, one of a group of people known as The Righteous Among The Nations. Read this article from the Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, in Israel about The Righteous Among The Nations and answer the following questions:
The term, The Righteous Among the Nations comes from the Talmud, a central text of Judaism, similar to the Torah.
"The universe exists on the merit of the righteous among the nations of the world, and they are privileged to see the Divine Presence".
Read the story of Oskar and Emilie Schindler here.
This is an image of the original list. The original lists were found in 2000 in a suitcase owned by a German couple who were related to close friends of Schindler.
Artefacts related to Oskar Schindler and his workers.
Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List is an adaptation of Australian author Thomas Kenneally's novel, Schindler's Ark. Kenneally's novel was based on the true story of factory owner Oskar Schindler.
Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust. Oskar Schindler is recognized as a Righteous Gentile, one of a group of people known as The Righteous Among The Nations. Read this article from the Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem, in Israel about The Righteous Among The Nations and answer the following questions:
- Who were The Righteous Among Nations?
- How did most people come to be involved in the rescue of the Jews?
- What were some of the punishments handed out to those who were found to be rescuing the Jews?
- How many countries have been recognized by Yad Vashem as being The Righteous? Who were some of these people?
- Choose one form of help offered by The Righteous and explain in your own words what they did for the Jews.
- Who else is known as a Righteous Among Nations? What is their story? (Choose one).
The term, The Righteous Among the Nations comes from the Talmud, a central text of Judaism, similar to the Torah.
"The universe exists on the merit of the righteous among the nations of the world, and they are privileged to see the Divine Presence".
- What do you think is meant by this quote from the Talmud and by the term, The Righteous Among the Nations? Explain your answer in a well constructed paragraph.
Read the story of Oskar and Emilie Schindler here.
- In your own words, explain what Oskar Schindler did for the Jews.
- How many did he rescue? What are these people proudly known as today?
This is an image of the original list. The original lists were found in 2000 in a suitcase owned by a German couple who were related to close friends of Schindler.
- Why is this list so important?
- Why do you think the novel was called Schindler's Ark and the film Schindler's List?
Artefacts related to Oskar Schindler and his workers.
Images:
1. Girl in red coat - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Schindlers_list_red_dress.JPG
2. Girl in red coat 2 - http://cdn.timesofisrael.com/blogs/uploads/2012/12/schindlers_list1-11.jpg
1. Girl in red coat - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Schindlers_list_red_dress.JPG
2. Girl in red coat 2 - http://cdn.timesofisrael.com/blogs/uploads/2012/12/schindlers_list1-11.jpg