In order to repay Schindler's life-saving grace, Podeck Pfeifferberg, who survived World War II, decided to spend his life telling the story of Schindler's saving the Jews. In 1963, Pfeifferberg tried to co-produce a biopic about Schindler with MGM, but failed in the end. In 1982, the Australian novelist Thomas Kennelly published the novel "Schindler's Ark" after meeting Pfeifferberg. American Music Company President Sid Schieenberg handed Steven Spielberg a "New York Times" book review. Spielberg was shocked by Schindler’s story and even raised the issue of the authenticity of the novel’s content. Doubtfully, he wanted to know what drove a man to save those innocent lives. Spielberg, who had a keen interest, hoped that Universal Pictures could buy the right to film the adaptation of the novel.
After hearing about the acts of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and the shameless remarks of the deniers of the Holocaust, Spielberg finally decided to personally direct "Schindler's List" because neo-Nazism began to rise after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Spielberg Ge is of Jewish descent. Sid Scheinberg agreed to film "Schindler's List", but only if Spielberg had to direct "Jurassic Park" first.
