SCHINDLERS LIST VOCABULARY Characters Day 1 SABBATH THE

SCHINDLER’S LIST VOCABULARY & Characters

Day 1

SABBATH THE JEWISH HOLY DAY; DAY OF REST SUNSET FRIDAY UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY

JUDENRAT u JEWISH COUNCIL WITH 24 ELECTED JEWS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE ORDERS OF THE NAZI REGIME IN KRAKOW; SUCH AS DRAWING UP LISTS FOR WORK DETAILS, FOOD, HOUSING & A PLACE TO LODGE COMPLAINTS

EDICT 44/91 u ESTABLISHES A CLOSED JEWISH RESIDENCY IN THE WALLED GHETTO IS COMPULSORY. ALL JEWS FROM KRAKOW AND SURROUNDING AREAS ARE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES AND REQUIRED TO CROWD INTO AN AREA OF 16 SQUARE BLOCKS

Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler • Austrian “businessman” • Moves to Krakow, Poland • Married to Emilie • Con artist, black marketeer • Factory owner (? ), approaches Jews to fund his factory • Loves women

Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler

Itzhak Stern

Itzhak Stern • Jew • Member of judenrat • Former book keeper • Helps Schindler get financing • Becomes foreman of D. E. F. • Helps other jews get work passes

Day 2

GHETTO u. WALLED-OFF AREAS OF MAJOR CITIES (SUCH AS KRAKOW) THAT HOLDS THE DISPLACED JEWISH POPULATION

D. E. F. u. DEUTSCHE EMAILWARENFABRIK u. SCHINDLER’S FACTORY; MAKE ENAMELWARE, MESS KITS ETC.

OD (JEWISH GHETTO POLICE) “TRUSTED” JEWS WHO WORK AS A POLICE FORCE INSIDE THE GHETTOES; OFTEN MISTRUSTED AND HATED

Day 3

SS (Schutzstaffel) u. Special division of German army; in charge of overseeing all Jewish u affairs

KRAKOW GHETTO MASSACRE u. LIQUIDATION OF THE GHETTO BY AMON GOETH & SS; ESSENTIAL WORKERS MOVED TO LABOR CAMPS; NON-ESSENTIAL WORKERS DISPOSED OF

Amon Goeth

Amon Goeth • Untersturmfuhrer • SS commander • Commandant of Plaszow labor camp • Leads liquidation of Krakow ghetto • Involved with Helen Hirsch

Amon Goeth

Day 4

PLASZOW FORCED LABOR CAMP u. JEWS PROVIDE BASIC LABOR; RUN BY AMON GOETH; HOLDS ESSENTIAL WORKERS FROM KRAKOW; FACTORIES MOVED INSIDE CAMP

Helen Hirsch • Jew • Selected by Goeth to become his house servant • Goeth is attracted to Helen • Helen worries about being killed

Day 5

RACE AND RESETTLEMENT ACT u. GERMAN CITIZENS ARE FORBIDDEN CONTACT WITH JEWS

THE FINAL SOLUTION u. HITLER’S FINAL ORDER TO ELIMINATE ALL JEWS IN CAPTIVITY AND THEN IN EUROPE

AUSCHWITZ u. EXTERMINATION CAMP USED TO GAS AND CREMATE THOUSANDS OF JEWISH PRISONERS; u. THE LARGEST OF ALL THE CAMPS

Emilie Schindler • Wife to Oskar • Tolerates Oskar’s relationships • Works in medical clinic in Schindler’s factory