Schindler
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Schindler is a German surname most famously associated with Oskar Schindler, the industrialist who saved over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schindler canonical | 4 |
| Schindler's List (film) character Oskar Schindler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Schindler Context triple: [Oskar Schindler, familyName, Schindler]
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A.
Schindlerjuden
Schindlerjuden were the group of Jewish men, women, and children whose lives were saved from the Holocaust by German industrialist Oskar Schindler through their employment in his factories.
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Schindler's List
Schindler's List is a 1993 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg that portrays Oskar Schindler’s efforts to save Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.
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C.
Schindler’s Houses
Schindler’s Houses is a documentary film by Heinz Emigholz that visually explores the architecture and spatial concepts of modernist architect Rudolf Schindler’s residential buildings.
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D.
The Pianist
The Pianist is a 2002 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski that tells the true story of Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman’s struggle to survive the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
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E.
A Survivor from Warsaw
A Survivor from Warsaw is a dramatic cantata by Arnold Schoenberg that powerfully depicts a Holocaust survivor’s harrowing memories through spoken narration, chorus, and orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Schindler Target entity description: Schindler is a German surname most famously associated with Oskar Schindler, the industrialist who saved over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust.
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A.
Schindlerjuden
Schindlerjuden were the group of Jewish men, women, and children whose lives were saved from the Holocaust by German industrialist Oskar Schindler through their employment in his factories.
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B.
Schindler's List
Schindler's List is a 1993 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg that portrays Oskar Schindler’s efforts to save Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.
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C.
Schindler’s Houses
Schindler’s Houses is a documentary film by Heinz Emigholz that visually explores the architecture and spatial concepts of modernist architect Rudolf Schindler’s residential buildings.
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D.
The Pianist
The Pianist is a 2002 historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski that tells the true story of Polish-Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman’s struggle to survive the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
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E.
A Survivor from Warsaw
A Survivor from Warsaw is a dramatic cantata by Arnold Schoenberg that powerfully depicts a Holocaust survivor’s harrowing memories through spoken narration, chorus, and orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language surname
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ feature film ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ novel ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holocaust rescue
ⓘ
Schindler's Ark (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Schindler's List (novel)
Schindler's List (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Schindler's List
|
| author | Thomas Keneally ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Schindler's Ark
ⓘ
linked to:
Schindler's List (novel)
|
| burialPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| burialSite | Mount Zion ⓘ |
| category | German-language surnames ⓘ |
| citizenship |
German Reich
ⓘ
linked to:
Nazi Germany
|
| countryOfBirth |
Austria-Hungary
ⓘ
linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
|
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-04-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-10-09 ⓘ |
| director | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Middle High German "schindel" meaning shingle or roofer ⓘ |
| familyName | Schindler ⓘ |
| givenName | Oskar ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Emilie Schindler
ⓘ
Oskar Schindler ⓘ Schindler's List (film) character Oskar Schindler ⓘ
linked to:
Schindler
|
| honoredBy |
Yad Vashem
ⓘ
linked to:
YadVashem
|
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Oskar Schindler ⓘ |
| notableFor |
employing Jewish workers to protect them from extermination
ⓘ
saving Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| numberOfJewsSaved | over 1,000 ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
factory owner ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Svitavy ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hildesheim ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| spouse |
Emilie Schindler
ⓘ
Oskar Schindler ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Schindler's Ark
ⓘ
linked to:
Schindler's List (novel)
Schindler's List (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Schindler's List
|
| usedAs | family name ⓘ |
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Subject: Schindler Description of subject: Schindler is a German surname most famously associated with Oskar Schindler, the industrialist who saved over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust.
Referenced by (5)
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