“It's Hebrew from the Talmud. It says, 'Whoever saves one life, saves...” – Itzhak Stern, Schindler's List ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Schindler's List 1993

Itzhak Stern Ben Kingsley

[to Schindler, presenting a ring]

It's Hebrew from the Talmud. It says, 'Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.'

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