High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Schindlerjuden, literally translated as "Schindler Jews", were roughly 1,000 to 1,200 Jews who were saved by Oskar Schindler during the Holocaust. Their story has been depicted in the book Schindler`s Ark, by Thomas Keneally, and Steven Spielberg`s film adaptation of the novel, Schindler`s List. Poldek Pfefferberg, one of the survivors, convinced Thomas Keneally to write the novel and Steven Spielberg to produce the film.