Oscar Schindler Grave
Oscar Schindler - Grave
Oscar Schindler was lionized in Steven Spielberg's film, "Schindler's
List". After the war, Oscar Schindler moved to Argentina with his wife
and tried his hand at farming. Having failed, Oscar Schindler
returned to Germany on his own and lived the rest of 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 the grave of Oscar Schindler to mark the shape of a cross. I was surprised to find stones still covering Oscar Schindler's grave in that shape, although I suspected they were stones placed by more recent visitors to Oscar's grave.
Travel Tip
Oscar Schindler's grave isn't at the Lutheran church near the Holy Sepulcher Church as some claim, and is tricky to find. To get to Oscar Schindler's grave, 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. Oskar Schindler's grave is near the center of the third (the lowest) level. The stones may still be on Oscar's grave as above to help you find it.
In the last scene of Schindler's List, the Jews place stones on the grave of Oscar Schindler to mark the shape of a cross. I was surprised to find stones still covering Oscar Schindler's grave in that shape, although I suspected they were stones placed by more recent visitors to Oscar's grave.
Travel Tip
Oscar Schindler's grave isn't at the Lutheran church near the Holy Sepulcher Church as some claim, and is tricky to find. To get to Oscar Schindler's grave, 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. Oskar Schindler's grave is near the center of the third (the lowest) level. The stones may still be on Oscar's grave as above to help you find it.