History Professor David Crowe, pictured at right with research assistant David Fuhr '00, has written a new book on Oskar Schindler, the German businessman who is credited with saving Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II. The book is featured in the Nov. 24 edition of the New York Times. De
Crowe’s latest book is titled “Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities and the True Story Behind the List.” It was published in October by Westview Press.
A noted Holocaust historian, Crowe reveals in his book that Schindler had virtually nothing to do with the creation of the famed Schindler’s List. Crowe’s research also discloses that Schindler was a key spy for German counterintelligence in the late 1930s, activities which Schindler consistently downplayed after the war.
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