Holocaust Heroes

By: Ellen Goding

Varian Fry

• Berlin Germany saw cruelty first hand

• Raised money

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Beginning of Varian Fry

Knew nothing about what he was getting into

Quote

• “I stayed there because the refuges needed me. But it took courage and courage is a quality that I hadn't previously thought I possessed.”

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Varian Fry

• Unorthodox methods

• French recommended expulsion• Said it was hurting relationship with U.S.

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Varian Fry

• Died with out recognition• Not recognize until after death• First American to receive Israel's highest honor

for rescuers

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Oskar Schindler

• First impression usurping German industrialist

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Oskar Schindler

• Then used his money to help the jews in his factory

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Quote

• “Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what happened, I was now resigned to do everything in my power to defeat the system”

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Oskar Schindler

• Schindler intervened with SS officers so Jews would not get hurt

• Changed records to make them essential for war craft

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Oskar Schindler

• First year of factory 300 workers 150 Jews forced to labor

• later 1,700 workers 1,000 of those were Jews forced to labor

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The End