Holocaust Death Camp

During World War II, Holocaust death camps were built and utilized by the German Nazi forces to house, enslave and kill Jews and all other subjugated persons and ethnicities under Nazi reign. Schindler's List, now available on DVD from Universal Home Video & DVD, details the lives of Oskar Schindler, his contacts and associates, and the Jewish people who worked at Schindler's factory and the list of people he "saved" from war atrocities. Schindler worked hard to avoid relinquishing his Jewish employees to the Holocaust death camp.

More About Holocaust Death Camps

A Holocaust death camp was essentially a prison where the Nazi regime sent millions of people deemed dangerous or threatening including the disabled, diseased and sick, Jews and other non-German minorities. The camps also utilized forced labor from foreign captives. These camps usually came one of two forms: labor camps or death camps. Although there were killings carried out at labor camps, many of the victims were sent to death camps from labor camps after they were determined to be useless to the labor force.

Schindler's List DVD - Learn More About Holocaust Death Camp

Schindler's List DVD presents the true story of Nazi party member Oskar Schindler who saved over 1100 Jews from Holocaust death camps during the Jewish Holocaust of World War II. A Steven Spielberg film which won seven Academy Awards ®, including Best Picture and Best Director, it also won every major Best Picture award and an exceptional number of additional honors. The film is also often used in educational capacities to help students understand and learn from the Holocaust, World War II and race, religion and ethnicity related issues.

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