Schindler's List

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/schindlers-list

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the film production year?1993
2. What is the primary filming location?Krakow, Poland
3. What is Schindler's List about?It is a movie that tells how Oskar Schindler saved more than 1,100 Jewish workers by using his factory during the Holocaust.
4. Why did Steven Spielberg decide to make the film?He wanted to tell this important story accurately and respectfully after reading a review and feeling the weight of the history.

Holocaust: The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
Oskar Schindler: A German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of over 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.
Steven Spielberg: An acclaimed American film director, producer, and screenwriter, known for directing 'Schindler's List' and numerous other influential films.
Thomas Keneally: An Australian novelist whose 1982 book 'Schindler's Ark' served as the basis for the film 'Schindler's List'.