; ▁their ▁nom adic ▁l ifest yle , ▁their ▁music , ▁and ▁their ▁stories ▁fasc in ated ▁her . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁ ▁Emil ie ▁Pel z l ▁first ▁met ▁O sk ar ▁Sch ind ler ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁Alt ▁M ole te in ▁to ▁sell ▁electric ▁mot ors ▁to ▁her ▁father . ▁After ▁d ating ▁for ▁six ▁weeks , ▁the ▁couple ▁married ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁in ▁an ▁inn ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Sv it avy , ▁Sch ind ler ' s ▁h omet own . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁un emp loy ed ▁O sk ar ▁Sch ind ler ▁joined ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Krak ów , ▁leaving ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁Sv it avy . ▁There ▁he ▁gained ▁ownership ▁of ▁an ▁en am el ware ▁factory ▁that ▁had ▁la in ▁idle ▁and ▁in ▁bank rupt cy ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁renamed ▁Deutsche ▁E ma ille war en - F ab rik , ▁where ▁he ▁princip ally ▁employed ▁Jewish ▁workers ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁che apest . ▁However , ▁he ▁soon ▁realized ▁the ▁true ▁brut al ities ▁of ▁the ▁Naz is , ▁and ▁the ▁Sch ind lers ▁started ▁protect ing ▁his ▁Jewish ▁labor ers . ▁Initial ly , ▁they ▁saved ▁the ▁workers ▁by ▁b rib ing ▁the ▁SS ▁gu ards ; ▁later , ▁they ▁listed ▁their ▁employees ▁as ▁essential ▁factory ▁workers ,