Schindler’s List

Schindler’s List

by

Thomas Keneally

Manci Rosner Character Analysis

Manci Rosner is an Austrian woman living in Cracow; she’s Henry Rosner’s wife and Olek’s mother. Manci makes Oskar Schindler’s list and is rescued from the Płaszów concentration camp, but like the other women, she is first sent to Auschwitz. There, while in a train car waiting to be shipped out, she is surprised to see her son and husband. They try to reassure her so that she won’t feel guilty about going ahead to Brinnlitz. Ultimately, the whole family survives the Holocaust.
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Manci Rosner Character Timeline in Schindler’s List

The timeline below shows where the character Manci Rosner appears in Schindler’s List. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 13
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...he’s heard about an upcoming Aktion. Richard answers by asking if Henry and his wife, Manci, have their Blauschein, a permit that shows they are necessary for the war effort. They... (full context)
Chapter 33
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...women” begin to feel hopeful. Inside a train car, Niusia and Regina Horowitz, along with Manci Rosner, are horrified to see Olek Rosner and Richard Horowitz standing there in Auschwitz. They... (full context)