Schindler Wasn’t Who You Think He Was

Oskar Schindler was no saint. A womanizer, drinker, and opportunist who joined the Nazi Party for profit, he seemed destined for infamy—not heroism. But when the Nazis turned to mass murder, Schindler turned his cunning against them.

Risking his wealth, reputation, and life, he bribed officers, forged papers, and spent his entire fortune to save more than 1,000 Jews from extermination.

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