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abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 08:08 AM Apr 2022

Guardian: 'Woman who drew up Schindler's lists during Holocaust dies at 107.

Mimi Reinhardt was in charge of compiling names of Jews to work in German industrialist’s factory.'

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/mimi-reinhardt-woman-who-drew-up-schindlers-lists-during-holocaust-dies-at-107

[The woman who drew up lists of people for the German industrialist Oskar Schindler that helped save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust has died aged 107.

Mimi Reinhardt, who was employed as Schindler’s secretary, was in charge of drawing up the lists of Jewish workers from the ghetto of the Polish city of Kraków who were recruited to work at his factory, saving them from deportation to Nazi death camps.

“My grandmother, so dear and so unique, passed away at the age of 107. Rest in peace,” Reinhardt’s granddaughter Nina wrote in a message to relatives.

Austrian-born Reinhardt, who was also Jewish, was recruited by Schindler himself and worked for him until 1945.]

Rest in peace, Mimi. Your life, that of Oskar and many others are inspiring examples
of the difference one person can make in the events of this world.

There's more text and a photo at the link.

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Guardian: 'Woman who drew up Schindler's lists during Holocaust dies at 107. (Original Post) abqtommy Apr 2022 OP
Her photo at 104 would look great for most people at 90. JanMichael Apr 2022 #1

JanMichael

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1. Her photo at 104 would look great for most people at 90.
Sat Apr 9, 2022, 08:25 AM
Apr 2022

I get the feeling that she was one of those people that keeps calm most all of the time. Even when face to face with monsters. What a life.

As many people who were adults (over 18) during WWII have been dying off the last 20-30 years or so the human memory has been slowly forgetting what the 30's and 40's were really like.

Soon you will see idiots on the interwebs with an AA degree from an AI Community College claiming that WWII never really happened. Probably more Holocaust deniers. Kind of like that loon that claims ancient Roman Empire never existed but now 20th Century events never happened. Like Moon landings.

Time is fleeting I guess.

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