Schindler's List

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Who

Directed by Steven Spielberg, an American Jewish filmmaker; it tells the true story of Jews saved during the Holocaust.

When

1993

Where

United States / filmed in Kraków, Poland

Schindler's List is the 1993 film about Oskar Schindler, who saved more than a thousand Jews from Nazi murder. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, whose own Jewish family lost relatives in the Holocaust, and it won seven Academy Awards while helping keep Holocaust memory alive.

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Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.