June 30



POLAND:

SCHINDLER FACTORY TO BECOME ART MUSEUM

The factory which inspired the STEVEN SPIELBERG movie SCHINDLER'S LIST is
to become a museum housing works of art and a permanent exhibition
dedicated to OSKAR SCHINDLER - the saviour of hundreds of Jews during
World War II.

Schindler set up the factory during the holocaust and employed Jews to
save them from death camps - it is estimated he rescued a total of 1,200
Jews. He died aged 66 in 1974.

The 1993 film won seven Oscars.

Local authorities are hoping to secure $1.8 million (GBP1 million) of
European funding towards the project which is expected to be passed later
this year (05).

(source: Contactmusic.com)