... Roman Catholic, who saved not only his life but the lives of 900 of his fellow Jews. Page was determined to find a writer who would be interested in telling the story of Oskar Schindler. One day a novelist, Thomas Keneally, came into Page’s shop to buy a briefcase, and Page told him his story. Keneally was intrigued and agreed to commit Schindler’s story to print. What resulted was a moving story of a man who helped hundreds of Jews escape certain death at the hands of the Nazis. The book was dedicated ...
2. The Commitment of a Friend
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... a Roman Catholic, who saved not only his life but the lives of 900 of his fellow Jews. Page was determined to find a writer who would be interested in telling the story of Oskar Schindler. One day a novelist, Thomas Keneally, came into Page's shop to buy a briefcase, and Page told him his story. Keneally was intrigued and agreed to commit Schindler's story to print. What resulted was a moving story of a man who helped hundreds of Jews escape certain death at the hands of the Nazis. The book was dedicated to ...
... from being sent to the concentration camps. Leopold Page was number 173 on Oskar Schindler's list of 1,300 Jewish employees. After the war, Page spent years searching for a writer who would tell the story of Schindler and his noble act. Finally, author Thomas Keneally took on the task of writing the book "Schindler's List," which was turned into the awardwinning movie by Steven Spielberg. Before Page's death, he remarked, "I did not know how I would do this, but I promised Oskar Schindler I would make him ...
... also mean that such men and women lack the wonder of life that comes from hope in eternity. If this life is all we have, we are most sad, most pitiable. Some of you will remember the movie Schindler’s List. Based on the novel by Thomas Keneally, Steven Spielberg’s movie tells the compelling true story of the German businessman Oskar Schindler who comes to Nazi-occupied Poland looking for economic prosperity and leaves as a savior of more than 1,100 Jews. The entire film is in black and white except for ...
