FAmous Upstanders
Carl WILKENS
He was the only American to stay in Rwanda during the genocide. The genocide was during 1994. He was there after a 13 year program, and decided to stay. Durng this time period, he helped the people being persecuted. He is a hero who saved many lives, and is still alive to this day.
Born: 1957
Died:
Born: 1957
Died:
oSKAR SCHINDLER
You may have heard of him from the Speilberg film,"Schindler's List". He was a German Spy and Nazi Party member who helped Jews survive the Holocaust by employing them in ammunition factories. Since these Jews were considered "essential," they were not killed.
Born: April 28th,1908
Died: Ocotber 9th,1974
Born: April 28th,1908
Died: Ocotber 9th,1974
king christian x of denmark
He was a Danish king during the Holocaust. He helped the Jews in a major way. He snuck into concentration camps in his country of Denmark, which had been invaded, and freed the Jews there. There were many Danish Jews.
Born: September 26th,1870
Died: 1947
Born: September 26th,1870
Died: 1947