SCHINDLER’S LIST opens in a Jewish family’s home. The Jews are reciting in prayer for the Sabbath day around a table full of brightly-lit candles. When the Jews are gone from the house the candles slowly burn out.
The German forces defeat the Polish in weeks. Soon afterward, the Jews are forced out of their homes to report to the train station, where their names are registered. Over 10,000 Jews are being shipped off to Krakow. People tease and yell at any Jew they see in the street.
In Krakow the ghetto is overcrowded with Jews. The Jewish people are all gathered together and organized into working groups by the Judenrat (Jewish council comprised of twenty-four elected Jews responsible for the order). Oskar Schindler visits the ghetto. H
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