Monument to Oskar Schindler in Svitavy

The monument with a plaque commemorating Oskar Schindler is located opposite his birthplace in Poličská street, on the edge of Jan Palach Park. The monument was ceremonially unveiled in 1994 on the occasion of the Czech premiere of Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List.
Oskar Schindler was born on April 28, 1908 in Svitavy in a German family to insurance agent Hans Schindler and his wife Franziska, unmarried…