Oscar Schindler
Oscar Schindler
Here is the grave of Oscar Schindler. Steven Spielberg lionized
Oscar Schindler in "Schindler's List". After the war, Oscar moved to Argentina with his wife
and tried his hand at farming. Having failed, he
returned to Germany on his own and lived out his life in poverty punctuated
by annual trips to Israel, where he was treated like royalty.
In the last scene of Schindler's List, the Jews place stones on his grave to mark the shape of a cross. I was surprised to find stones still covering Oskar Schindler's grave in that shape, although I suspected they were stones placed by more recent visitors.
Travel Tip
The grave isn't at the Lutheran church near the Holy Sepulcher Church as some claim, and is tricky to find. To get to it, walk about 300 yards downhill from the Zion Gate until you come to a small parking lot, across the road from which are two unmarked gates. Walk through the right gate and into the cemetery, and then down two levels to find it near the center of the third (the lowest) level. The stones on top may help you find it.
In the last scene of Schindler's List, the Jews place stones on his grave to mark the shape of a cross. I was surprised to find stones still covering Oskar Schindler's grave in that shape, although I suspected they were stones placed by more recent visitors.
Travel Tip
The grave isn't at the Lutheran church near the Holy Sepulcher Church as some claim, and is tricky to find. To get to it, walk about 300 yards downhill from the Zion Gate until you come to a small parking lot, across the road from which are two unmarked gates. Walk through the right gate and into the cemetery, and then down two levels to find it near the center of the third (the lowest) level. The stones on top may help you find it.