VOCABULARY & Characters SCHINDLER’S LIST VOCABULARY & Characters
Day 1
SABBATH THE JEWISH HOLY DAY; DAY OF REST SUNSET FRIDAY UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY
JUDENRAT JEWISH COUNCIL WITH 24 ELECTED JEWS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE ORDERS OF THE NAZI REGIME IN KRAKOW; SUCH AS DRAWING UP LISTS FOR WORK DETAILS, FOOD, HOUSING & A PLACE TO LODGE COMPLAINTS
EDICT 44/91 ESTABLISHES A CLOSED JEWISH RESIDENCY IN THE WALLED GHETTO IS COMPULSORY. ALL JEWS FROM KRAKOW AND SURROUNDING AREAS ARE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES AND REQUIRED TO CROWD INTO AN AREA OF 16 SQUARE BLOCKS
Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler Austrian “businessman” Moves to Krakow, Poland Married to Emilie Con artist, black marketeer Factory owner (?), approaches Jews to fund his factory Loves women
Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler
Itzhak Stern
Itzhak Stern Jew Member of judenrat Former book keeper Helps Schindler get financing Becomes foreman of D.E.F. Helps other jews get work passes
Day 2
GHETTO WALLED-OFF AREAS OF MAJOR CITIES (SUCH AS KRAKOW) THAT HOLDS THE DISPLACED JEWISH POPULATION
D.E.F. DEUTSCHE EMAILWARENFABRIK SCHINDLER’S FACTORY; MAKE ENAMELWARE, MESS KITS ETC.
OD (JEWISH GHETTO POLICE) “TRUSTED” JEWS WHO WORK AS A POLICE FORCE INSIDE THE GHETTOES; OFTEN MISTRUSTED AND HATED
Day 3
SS (Schutzstaffel) Special division of German army; in charge of overseeing all Jewish affairs
KRAKOW GHETTO MASSACRE LIQUIDATION OF THE GHETTO BY AMON GOETH & SS; ESSENTIAL WORKERS MOVED TO LABOR CAMPS; NON-ESSENTIAL WORKERS DISPOSED OF
Amon Goeth
Amon Goeth Untersturmfuhrer SS commander Commandant of Plaszow labor camp Leads liquidation of Krakow ghetto Involved with Helen Hirsch
Amon Goeth
Day 4
PLASZOW FORCED LABOR CAMP JEWS PROVIDE BASIC LABOR; RUN BY AMON GOETH; HOLDS ESSENTIAL WORKERS FROM KRAKOW; FACTORIES MOVED INSIDE CAMP
Helen Hirsch Jew Selected by Goeth to become his house servant Goeth is attracted to Helen Helen worries about being killed
Day 5
RACE AND RESETTLEMENT ACT GERMAN CITIZENS ARE FORBIDDEN CONTACT WITH JEWS
THE FINAL SOLUTION HITLER’S FINAL ORDER TO ELIMINATE ALL JEWS IN CAPTIVITY AND THEN IN EUROPE
AUSCHWITZ EXTERMINATION CAMP USED TO GAS AND CREMATE THOUSANDS OF JEWISH PRISONERS; THE LARGEST OF ALL THE CAMPS
Emilie Schindler Wife to Oskar Tolerates Oskar’s relationships Works in medical clinic in Schindler’s factory