Leo Rosner Leo Rosner Leopold "Leo" Rosner (26 June 1918 – 10 October 2008) was a Polish-born Australian musician. Rosner, who was Jewish, survived the Holocaust in Nazi concentration camps during World War II by playing his accordion for Nazi officials. This earned the attention of Oskar Schindler, who saved his life by having him placed on his famous list. His story became known after Australian author Thomas Keneally's 1982 novel, "Schindler's Ark", was adapted into Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning film, "Schindler's List". He appeared in the epilogue of the film at the Schindler's grave on Mount Zion. Rosner was born in Kraków,
Pauline Gibling Schindler in 1976, shortly before her death, to maintain the house. It has since become an arts center, and is open for architectural tours. A musical performance based on Schindler's life, "Pauline: An Opera", was presented by architects Frank Escher and Ravi GuneWardena at Schindler House, in October 2013. Pauline Gibling Schindler Pauline Gibling Schindler (March 19, 1893 – May 4, 1977) was an American composer, educator, editor, and arts promoter, especially influential in supporting modern art in Southern California. Her husband was architect Rudolph Schindler. Sophie Pauline Gibling was born in Minneapolis in 1893, the daughter of Edmund James and