Nazi Member Spent His Fortune To Save 1200 Lives

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]Oskar Schindler started the war as a Nazi party member looking to get rich quick. He opened a factory in Poland using Jewish workers because they were cheap labor, nothing [music] more. But something changed when he saw what was really happening to his employees.

[00:00:13]Families torn apart, people disappearing overnight, children murdered. He could have looked the other way and kept counting his profits. Instead, he made a choice that would cost him everything.

[00:00:23]Schindler began bribing Nazi officials.

[00:00:26]He created fake medical records to keep sick workers alive.

[00:00:29]>> [music] >> He convinced guards that children were essential employees with tiny hands needed for delicate work. Every bribe drained his bank account. Every lie put his life at risk. By the war's end, he [music] had saved 1,200 lives and spent his entire fortune doing it. He went from wealthy industrialist to broke and forgotten. For decades, [music] nobody knew his name. Then the world discovered what he had done. Israel named him righteous among nations. He chose humanity over profit and built a legacy that no amount of money could buy. One decision changed everything.