Artillery
Large-caliber guns used for land-based warfare
Auschwitz
A German Nazi concentration camp in German-occupied Poland known as being the most brutal of its kind during World War II
Black Market
Illegal trade of controlled or scarce products
Commandant
Officer in charge of a particular group or force; commander
Embezzlement
Fraudulent giving or spending of money or property that was put in the care of a person who does not actually own it
Essential Worker
A worker whose profession was deemed necessary to the war effort, such as a metalworker
Gestapo
Nazi Germany's secret police that occupied much of Europe and sent Jews to concentration camps
Ghetto
The isolated and segregated Jewish quarter in a city
Herr Direktor
The title, meaning "Mr. Director," that indicates Oskar Schindler is important in the Nazi party
Holocaust
The mass murder of Jews by the Nazi regime in Germany from the years 1941-1945
Liquidation
Destruction, termination of a business
Mess Kit
A set of cooking and eating utensils, used especially by soldiers or campers
Miscalibrate
To incorrectly measure the caliber of a gun
Moravia
A region in the Czech Republic from which Oskar Schindler hails
Plaszow
The Polish Nazi work camp of which Amon Goeth was in charge
Profiteer
Someone who seeks to make a profit in an unfair or illegal way
Sabbath
Day of religious observance and refrain from work (Friday to Saturday evening for Jews)
SS, or Schutzstaffel ("Protection Squadron")
The SS started as Hitler's bodyguard unit and ended up similar to an army force rather than a police force
Work Camp
Concentration camp where Jews worked as forced laborers
Zwittau-Brinnlitz
The work camp that Oskar Schindler opens in Moravia to protect the Jews from Auschwitz
