Poldek Pfefferberg
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Leopold "Poldek" Pfefferberg (March 20, 1913 – March 9, 2001), also known as Leopold Page,[1] was a Polish-American Holocaust survivor who inspired the Australian writer Thomas Keneally to write the Booker prize-winning novel Schindler's Ark, which in turn was the basis for Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed 1993 film Schindler's List.
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Poldek Pfefferberg | |
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Born | Leopold Pfefferberg (1913-03-20)March 20, 1913 |
Died | March 9, 2001(2001-03-09) (aged 87) |
Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
Nationality | Polish, American |
Other names | Leopold Page |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University, Kraków |
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Known for | Surviving the Holocaust, motivating creation and production of Schindler's List |
Spouse |
Ludmila Lewison (m. 1941) |
Children | 2 |
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