Why did Schindler live a miserable life with no one to help him in his later years?

What were the reasons for Schindler’s desolate old age with no one to help him? The editor believes that to solve this problem, we must first take a look at Schindler's later life. According to historical records, after the end of World War II in 1945, in order to evade capture by the Soviets, Schindler and Emily fled westward in a Horch car. As a result, halfway through, the Horch car was captured by Soviet soldiers who had occupied the area. Confiscated. Schindler also failed to retrieve a single diamond that he initially hid under his seat. They continued by train and on foot until they reached American-occupied territory, where an American Jewish officer arranged for them to take a train to Switzerland. In the autumn of 1945, the Schindlers moved to Bavaria.

It is not difficult to see from the above analysis that one of the reasons why Schindler lived a miserable life in his later years was that all his savings had been exhausted in bribes and purchasing supplies for workers on the black market. The remaining ones were also lost during the escape. But in the eyes of outsiders, Schindler must be a rich man after having been in business all his life! His assets are enough to last him several lifetimes! Therefore, one of the reasons why Schindler was miserable in his later years, with no one to help him, is that everyone thought he did not need help!

In fact, he already needs assistance from Jewish organizations to survive. In 1948, he submitted a request to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for reimbursement of his wartime expenses. He once estimated that his wartime expenses exceeded $1.056 million, including camp construction, bribes, and black market goods including food. But he only received $15,000. This made Schindler very frustrated and dissatisfied. Because of this, he refused help from the Jews in his later years, which made his life even more miserable, with no one to help him.

Schindler immigrated to Argentina in 1949, where he tried to raise chickens and nutria, whose fur had a certain economic value. But by 1958 it was bankrupt. He then left his wife and returned to Germany, where he tried to run several industries, including a cement factory, without success. In 1963, he declared bankruptcy again, and the following year suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized for a month. Schindler died in 1974. In fact, in his later years, he always wanted to make a comeback, but never succeeded.