Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
Oskar Schindler
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 26, 2022
1. Oskar Schindler Marker
*28. April 1908 in Zwittau, Mähren
+9.Oktober 1974 in Hildesheim
In diesem haus lebte
von 1965 bis 1974
Oskar Schindler
während der zeit des
nationalsozialismus
rettete er über 1200
juden vor dem tod
in Auschwitz und
anderen lagern
"Es wächst ein Baum in Israel, der sagt, was Mut vermag. Es wächst ein Baum in Yad Vashem, der Trägheit tief beschämt. Es wächst ein Baum in Israel, der fragt, wer heute hilft."
Dieter Trautwein
Born April 28th, 1908 in Zwitau, Moravia
Died October 9th, 1956 in Hildesheim
In this house from 1965 to 1974 lived Oskar Schindler, who during the time of the Nazi regime saved more than 1,200 Jews from death in Auschwitz and other concentration camps.
"There grows a tree in Israel, that says what courage can do. There grows a tree in Yad Vashem, sitting in the shame of doing nothing. There grows a tree in Israel, that asks who will help today?"
Dieter Trautwein
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Location. 50° 6.39′ N, 8° 39.932′ E. Marker is in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (Hesse). Marker is on Am Hauptbahnhof, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Am Hauptbahnhof 4, Frankfurt am Main HE 60329, Germany. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hauptbahnhof - Main Station (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Das Neue Theater/ The New Theatre (approx. half a kilometer away); First Euro Coins (approx. half a kilometer away); Das Waisen-Karussel / The Orphan Carousel (approx. half a kilometer away); Gutleutkaserne / Gutleut Barracks (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Prüfamt E-Werk / Power Station (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Städtische Bühnen / Municipal Theatre Company - Memorial for Victims of the Nazis (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Untermainbrücke / Lower Main Bridge (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfurt am Main.
Also see . . .
1. Oskar Schindler (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: "Oskar Schindler (28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German(Submitted on September 8, 2022.)industrialist, humanitarian and a member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories in occupied Poland and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He is the subject of the 1982 novel Schindler's Ark and its 1993 film adaptation, Schindler's List, which reflected his life as an opportunist initially motivated by profit, who came to show extraordinary initiative, tenacity, courage, and dedication in saving the lives of his Jewish employees."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 26, 20222. Oskar Schindler Marker - wide view
2. Oskar Schindler (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Excerpt: "During World War II, businessman Oskar Schindler rescued more than 1,000 Jews from deportation to Auschwitz, Nazi Germany's largest camp complex."(Submitted on September 8, 2022.)
unknown photographer, courtesy of Wikipedia, circa 1950s
3. Oskar Schindler
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
