Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Mietek Pemper - "Schindler" Typist

Mietek Pemper was the man who typed the names that were on Oskar Schinder's list of Jews trying to evade Nazi persecution during the Holocaust. Schindler was able to save over 1,000 from eventual death in the Nazi Concentration Camps.

Pemper died on June 7, 2011 in Augsburg, Germany at the age of 91

Director Steven Spielberg adapted the book "Schindler's List" into the 1993 film which won seven Oscars. Pemper served as an advisor for the movie.

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