Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Real "Schindler's List" Has Been Unearthed In Australia!


I remember seeing a great movie about a compassionate German named Oskar Schindler who saved hundreds of Jews from the Nazis.That movie was called "Schindler's List".And now the real Schindler's list has been found in Australia!Here's more on that from the Telegraph:

"Researchers sifting through papers belonging to the Australian author Thomas Keneally at the State Library of New South Wales discovered a yellowing roll containing the names of 801 men saved from the Nazis by Oskar Schindler.

The fragile carbon typescript copy was used by Mr Keneally when he wrote the 1982 novel that brought the extraordinary story of Schindler to the world's attention.

Historian and curator Olwen Pryke developed an interest in Mr Keneally's manuscripts while working with him on a recent project and found the list while browsing through boxes of his manuscripts with her colleague Steve Martin late last year. The pair were astonished by the discovery, and although Mr Keneally knew it had been among the documents, the library was unaware of the list's existence.

The 13-page document, described by Dr Pryke as "one of the most powerful documents of the 20th Century", was found amongst pamphlets, newspaper clippings and photographs. It is believed to be one of only a few copies that have survived."(END OF EXCERPT)Read more of this fascinating story here.

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