Schindler's Factory
( Movie: Schlinder's List )
. . is / was in . .
Kraków, Poland
We walk there twice from where we stay in the
Kazimierz Jewish District
Kraków has many FREE Walking Tours
We joined this one to gain some insight into our part of town.
is the name of
Poland's favorite King
Poland's favorite King
. . ( not a Jew )
. . He started a NEW TOWN ( naming it after " himself " )
"adjacent" to . . Kraków
knowing that
the two would 'compete' .. strengthening
BOTH
BOTH
Later he needed to
put the Jewish Ghetto ..
's o m e p l a c e '
's o m e p l a c e '
so he decided to
temporarily give up a small section of his new town
Eventually
when the . . ghetto .. g r e w
he both added more land
and
crowded them together even closer
and
crowded them together even closer
Many of these Jewish men worked at the
pots and pans Factory
employees . . before . . Oskar Schindler . . took it over
( Remember: Oskar was a "German NAZI" taking orders from HITLER )
( Our room .. is in the taller section below .. 72 stairs Up )
Umbrellas are open in the Evening . Live Music adds a lot to dinner atmosphere
The Guide took us to many little nooks and crannies we wouldn't have noticed . . including
a little PARK - LIKE PATIO AREA ( off to the left )
and this narrow passage way with . . BRIDGE . . to get from
one crowded building to another
She said this Bridge is the most popular place in Kraków for
wedding photography
and .. what do you know
.. about that time
a Bride and Groom appear !
A large open Square memorializes with . .
CHAIRS
thousands murdered in this neighborhood
simply because they were . . JEW
Nazi Guards entered private residences ..
tossing . . young children and . . babies . . out the windows
Guards below would shoot them in the air as they fell to the ground.
Others were transported to Auschwitz - Birkenau where they were . . exterminated
Those working at the Schindler Factory were " spared "
because Schindler vouched for
his need to keep them
to make ..
'ammunition' .. for the .. Nazi Regime
As the war progressed . .
➤ these products " just happened " to be . . more and more
➤ intentionally . . 'defective'
➤ . . a reverse plot . . to deliberately "weaken" . . the Nazi Arsenal
Schindler was . . " in on it "
He had grown
➤ increasingly . . fond . . of . . these Jewish employees
The Nazi "SWASTIKA"
( below )
. . despised by . . all who . . suffered . .
despised by . . all Freedom - Liberty - Independence loving nations and peoples
( 3 - words neither Hitler nor Stalin - nor any dictator - tolerate . . )
Hitler . . himself
The STAR of DAVID
Symbol .. representing .. the Jews
.. despised by .. Hitler and Stalin
and by .. world - wide .. anti - Semites .. then .. and .. now
Schindler's 1200 employees were all portraited
He later set up his own
Concentration Camp Barracks
.. ON the Factory grounds
.. with his own rules about "who could enter" the property
.. thereby .. keeping his workers . . safe
.. with living standards far above other camps
When he had to Relocate the Factory
he insisted . . all these workers . . be Relocated . . With . . him
NAZI
Lies . Propaganda . Twisted Facts
continued to be dished out to the
.. gullible . compliant . superficial ☛ World Press ..
( Note the phony 'CLAIMS' of . . "Police Supervision and Health Care" )
Any and all .. Things of VALUE .. had to be .. surrendered
( STOLEN . . by National Socialists / NAZIS )
Can you believe this ??? Advertised TRIPS to "sightsee" (death) camps !
( Disneyland . . NAZI - Style ?? )
We heard many . .
" first - hand " accounts
on video and in writing
testifying to
what it was like
to work for and be protected by Schindler
The actual Factory "building" no longer exists .. This Museum replaced it
These workers had lived in the OUTSIDE Camp .. as well as INSIDE Schindler's
. . They would know . .
Schindler let them use the 'uncounted' Pots and Pans for "BARTER"
( .. To help them out .. )
When they made a purchase
They PAID part in CASH . part in " Pots 'n Pans "
We can't even begin to 'imagine' any of this . . .
No wonder . . they speak well of . . "him" . .
( the g r o w i n g .. newer .. Schindler . . )
If ALL details could be told . . including . . HIS OWN INNER TURMOIL
his ( AUTO ) - BIOGRAPHY would amaze
In Spite Of . . his being a "Nazi" working under "Hitler"
You can s e n s e
his i n c r e a s i n g attachment to these
'Human Beings'
Imagine the agonizing contradictory twists & turns in his MIND and HEART
" Schindler " died in 1974 ( age 66 )
His WILL revealed His Desire . . to be . . buried
at the . . Catholic Cemetery
in . . Jerusalem
Great Ending . . to this . . one ' slice - of - life ' !
Hopefully as time goes by the stories of many " helpers " - rescuers
will be made known to the world
( like the young Pole who rescued more than 1000 Jewish children ! )
.. and then there's
Auschwitz - Birkenau .. .. .. ( next )
We must keep on asking ourselves . . . "What would I do ?"
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