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Oskar Schindler: A Hero Of The Holocaust

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What is a hero? In my opinion, a hero can be a number of things. A person you look up to, or even an ordinary person who does something out of the ordinary. Oskar Schindler was a man of flaws like the rest of us, but also a man of courage, strength, and sacrifice. Schindler spared his own life to save thousands of strangers. People that he had never met or known. Would you risk everything to save a complete stranger? This is a question I would like you to consider while reading this. During the holocaust, Jewish people were punished severely for practicing the Jewish religion. Many were sent to execution camps and stripped of their freedoms and entitlements. This evilness fed off of the people susceptible to the atrocities, people who did not stand up for other people’s lives. Many succumbed to, “Hitler’s Final Solution,” where he planned to kill all 9.5 million jews living in Europe. Oskar Schindler, however, did not. Schindler was one of the greatest heroes, if not the greatest hero of the holocaust. While many joined the Nazi party in fear, Oskar Schindler had an entirely different purpose. Schindler joined the Nazi party with hopes that he would be favored in the eyes of the gestapo officers in order to gain their trust. He was recruited to the German …show more content…

Although he was married, he always carried had a mistress at his side, and often would leave his wife o retreats with the mistress. Sadly, Schindler was an alcoholic and became very involved in the blackmarket/gambling. This may lead many to think, how can this man be considered a hero? Despite his alcoholism and greed, the hardships of the Jews inspired him to become a much better man. His experience with business made him a professional at bringing and bartering with officers was key in order to save the lives of many Jews. Although he had done very unmoralized things in the past, his acts of selflessness make up for his

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