Having spent his fortune on bribes and black-market wares to for his workers, a destitute Schindler and his wife fled to Austria after the war. He would go out of his way to convince SS inspectors that women, children and even the disabled were essential workers in his factory to spare them from being sent to the camps. It was made possible thanks to his German-speaking Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern and Schindler's close relationships with high-ranking SS officers in Krakow.Īs the Holocaust continued Schindler used his lists to protect the 1,200 workers and their families on his list. He employed a large number of Jewish workers in his factory, mainly due to the lower costs of employing Jews after the German invasion.Īfter witnessing a raid during the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto, Oskar Schindler was shocked to find many of his employees murdered and created his legendary list of 'Schindlerjuden' (Schindler's Jews) to be spared from deportation to work in his factory. He was a member of the Nazi party and mingled with the SS elite in the city. Oskar Schindler was an ethnic German born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1908.Ī businessman, he saw the opportunities in profiting from the German invasion of Poland and bought an enamelware factory in Krakow. Oskar Schindler (pictured) was an ethnic German born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1908 'It's an opportunity to make a little piece of history here both in keeping an important memory alive and also working with the local population to improve their lives.' He told the Sunday Telegraph: 'It is very moving to be here and be a part of the foundation that can tell this history. The factory, which will be called Schindler's Ark, will allow visitors to see where those escaping the final stages of the Holocaust once lived and tell the history of the region and its people.ĭaniel Low-Beer, 49, who is a descendent of the original owners of the enamel and tinware factory, said the restoration would allow others to understand the building's famous past.Īlongside his work for the World Health Organisation, Mr Low-Beer also runs the Ark Foundation. Restoration works are set to overhaul the run-down building into a memorial to remember Schindler and his protection of his Jewish employees. There are plans to turn the Czech factory, made famous by Steven Spielberg's 1993 Hollywood blockbuster Schindler's List, into a museum. "There's a market for those $$," said one Redditor while another joked: "Could make some real doe.The workhouse has long been abandoned and left to crumble, but now there are plans to turn it into a museum in memory of former Nazi-turned-hero, Oskar Schindler "My dog would go ballistic in this room," joked one Redditor, meanwhile others pondered on the potential value of such a huge stash of antlers. "I honestly couldn't even consider trying to keep up with it," he said. Quickly gaining a huge viral reaction online, users rushed to react, and Jamie found he had to mute his notifications. "But there was definitely no way that could have happened." "It seemed as if they were dumped in from above," said Jamie. "Though why they'd keep these is beyond me."Īnother person who saw the r/mildlyintersting post was very impressed and wrote: "This is beyond mildly interesting. "Looks like a poacher stash to me," suggested another reply. The picture shocked and confused users online-one of which said: "You have interrupted the ritual," while another Redditor wrote: "Deer god." 'A Murder in My Hometown Has Haunted Me Since Childhood'.Patient Discovers Deserted Dental Office in 'Creepy' Video: 'Call the Cops'.Inside Abandoned Underground WWII Fortress Built by Mussolini.I really have no idea why they are there or even how they filled that space the way they did." "I had been to this factory several years earlier and definitely did not see them there. "The antlers are really odd to say the least," said Jamie. Perhaps the most unnerving space though was the room completely filled with antlers. But by the economic downturn of the 1980s, the factory was shut down, and today the building sits abandoned.ĭescribed as "old school industrial" by RiddimRyder, the space is still filled with unusual items, including one floor filled with old fairground rides. The factory in the picture first opened in 1915, when it manufactured grinding wheels and sharpening abrasives. "Getting to see what oftentimes the general public doesn't get to see, it's a rush but also a different perspective on history." It's the mystery of places coupled with fear. Anything from houses to power plants to asylums and beyond. Jamie told Newsweek: "Exploring abandoned places has been something I have done all my life. The internet has been left in shock after a man shared how he discovered a room filled with antlers in an abandoned factory in Canada.
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