A Blauschein (“blue card”) was a card issued in Nazi-occupied territories that signified that a Jewish person was a skilled worker and should therefore be spared (at least temporarily) from being shipped out of the ghetto to a concentration camp.
Get the entire Schindler’s List LitChart as a printable PDF.
Blauschein Term Timeline in Schindler’s List
The timeline below shows where the term Blauschein appears in Schindler’s List. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 13
...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 do, but Olek...
(full context)
...chief of one of the police forces. He expects this work will get him a Blauschein, but he is denied when he goes to get it at a bank. As he...
(full context)
...plenty of useful work skills. They call Herr Szepessi, who allows Pfefferberg to get a Blauschein after he claims he isn’t a teacher but in fact a metal polisher. Later that...
(full context)
Chapter 14
...13. Bankier admits that he and the other 12 have yet to pick up their Blauscheins, and Schindler asks him to take care of it at once.
(full context)
Chapter 15
...and the elderly in particular. Families are being turned out of their apartments. People with Blauscheins are forcibly separated from their family members. Executions are happening in the streets.
(full context)
