Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Question 682

XY was an ethnic industrialist of German nationality born in Moravia.He is credited with saving almost 1200 Jews during the holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories, which were located in what is now Poland and the Czech Republic respectively.He gained ownership from a bankruptcy court of an idle enamelware factory, renamed the factory Deutsche Emaillewaren-Fabrik or DEF.With the help of his accountant Itzhak Stern,XY obtained around 1,000 Jewish forced labourers to work there initially.He was later appalled by the murder of many of the jews who worked for him and went out of his way to take care of those working in his factory.Identify XY and connect with first pic.



Answer: XY is Oscar Schindler who was the basis of the book "Schindler's List" written by Thomas Keneally which was later made into a film.

8 Answers:

Nihar said...

Oscar Schindler?

Anshuman said...

XY = Oskar Schindler
nd thomas keneally wrote Schindler's List...

Gursheel Sahni said...

XY- Oskar Schindler
The Picture is of the book Schindler's Ark

Kartikeya Pradhan said...

I guess it's schindler's list guy..most probably some Oscar Schindler.

Unknown said...

oskar schindler-(book 'schindlers ark' is based on him)




------------------v.chandrashekar

Unknown said...

XY-OSKAR SCHINDLER
The Cover page of the novel 'SCHINDLER'S ARK', based on the life of OSKAR SCHINDLER.

escapist said...

XY is Oskar schindler,this book is written upon him, schindler's ark or sommethin' which later was the basis for spielberg's schindler's list.....

Akshay said...

oskar schindler
schindler's ark is the book.

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