After saving 1200 Jews he had a rather adventurous life.
After the Second World War, he had to flee Germany because it was a Nazi: in fact, a trial in absentia was opened against him as early as 1946.
He found refuge in Argentina, where he attempted, unsuccessfully, some entrepreneurial ventures.
He returned to Germany in 1958 where his situation was immediately clarified by the then German authorities, who, in 1965, recognized his merits for having saved hundreds of lives (at least 1200 Jews).
In 1961, on his first visit to Israel, he received a warm welcome from 220 survivors. From then on, he lived between Israel and Germany, where he managed to survive thanks to the hospitality and financial support of some of the Jews he had saved.
In fact, in his homeland, Schindler tried unsuccessfully to resume his profession as an entrepreneur and in fact never recovered from poverty.
He was confirmed as Righteous Among the Nations.
He died on October 9, 1974, in Hildesheim, following a heart attack. His remains were transferred to the small Catholic Franciscan cemetery on Mount Zion, in the old part of Jerusalem, Israel.
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