Today marks the 50th anniversary of Oskar Schindler's death. The former German factory owner, who became world-famous thanks to the Hollywood film "Schindler's List", lived in Frankfurt from 1957, where he died in 1974. In the Main metropolis, people have laid flowers and candles in front of his former home in the station district to commemorate him. A memorial plaque at "Am Hauptbahnhof 4" commemorates the man who saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Nazi era by employing them in his factory and saving them from deportation. It is also planned that the station forecourt will be named after Emelie and Oskar Schindler.
A memorial service was held at the Hessian State Parliament in Wiesbaden to honor Schindler's life's work. In addition to debates on security policy issues and state politics, the members of parliament took time in the afternoon to remember the man who, together with his wife Emilie, saved Jewish forced laborers from being murdered in the extermination camps.
To mark the anniversary of his death, the Federal Archives in Koblenz are showing an Online exhibition, which documents Schindler's eventful life and his courageous commitment. The exhibition "Because he was a human being" also shows the famous "Schindler List", which contains the names of the rescued Jewish workers and served as a template for Steven Spielberg's award-winning film.
