▁Sch ind ler ▁( née ▁Pel z l ; ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Sud eten ▁German - born ▁woman ▁who , ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁O sk ar ▁Sch ind ler , ▁helped ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁Jews ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁by ▁employ ing ▁them ▁in ▁his ▁en am el ware ▁and ▁m un itions ▁fact ories , ▁providing ▁them ▁imm unity ▁from ▁the ▁Naz is . ▁She ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁R igh te ous ▁Among ▁the ▁Nations ▁by ▁Israel ' s ▁Y ad ▁V ash em ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Alt ▁M ole te in , ▁ ▁( altern ate ▁sp elling : ▁Old ▁Mo letin , ▁in ▁Czech : ▁Star ý ▁Mo let ín , ▁today : ▁M alet ín ) ▁Austria - H ung ary ▁( now ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ), ▁to ▁Sud eten ▁German ▁far mers ▁Josef ▁and ▁Marie ▁Pel z l . ▁She ▁had ▁an ▁older ▁brother , ▁Franz , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁was ▁very ▁close . ▁ ▁Sch ind ler ' s ▁early ▁life ▁in ▁Alt ▁M ole te in ▁was ▁id yl lic , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁quite ▁fond ▁of ▁nature ▁and ▁animals . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁Gy ps ies ▁who ▁would ▁camp ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁at ▁a ▁time