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Heinrich Himmler
Poldek Pfefferberg’s mother, Mina, is a Jewish woman from Cracow. When Oskar Schindler comes to visit her, looking like an SS agent, Pfefferberg nearly shoots him—but instead they get to talking and find out they have a lot in common. Mina Pfefferberg is an interior designer who ends up decorating Schindlers apartment, in part because Germans like Schindler are the only ones who can think about interior decorating while World War II is underway.
Mina Pfefferberg Quotes in Schindler’s List
The Schindler’s List quotes below are all either spoken by Mina Pfefferberg or refer to Mina Pfefferberg. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Within two minutes the men were chatting like friends. The pistol in Pfefferberg’s belt had now been relegated to the status of armament for some future, remote emergency. There was no doubt that Mrs. Pfefferberg was going to do the Schindler apartment, no expense spared, and when that was settled, Schindler mentioned that Leopold Pfefferberg might like to come around to the apartment to discuss other business. “There is the possibility that you can advise me on acquiring local merchandise,” Herr Schindler said. “For example, your very elegant blue shirt . . . I don’t know where to begin to look for that kind of thing myself.” His ingenuousness was a ploy, but Pfefferberg appreciated it. “The stores, as you know, are empty,” murmured Oskar like a hint.
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Mina Pfefferberg Quotes in Schindler’s List
The Schindler’s List quotes below are all either spoken by Mina Pfefferberg or refer to Mina Pfefferberg. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
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Within two minutes the men were chatting like friends. The pistol in Pfefferberg’s belt had now been relegated to the status of armament for some future, remote emergency. There was no doubt that Mrs. Pfefferberg was going to do the Schindler apartment, no expense spared, and when that was settled, Schindler mentioned that Leopold Pfefferberg might like to come around to the apartment to discuss other business. “There is the possibility that you can advise me on acquiring local merchandise,” Herr Schindler said. “For example, your very elegant blue shirt . . . I don’t know where to begin to look for that kind of thing myself.” His ingenuousness was a ploy, but Pfefferberg appreciated it. “The stores, as you know, are empty,” murmured Oskar like a hint.
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