Mieczysław "Mietek" Pemper (March 24, 1920 – June 7, 2011) was a Polish-born German Holocaust survivor. Pemper helped compile and type Oskar Schindler's now-famous list, which saved 1,200 people from being killed in the Holocaust during World War II.
Pemper's adopted city of Augsburg awarded him a civic medal in 2003. They further named him as an honorary citizen in 2007.
Mietek Pemper died in Augsburg, Germany, at the age of 91. He never married and left no close survivors. He was buried in Augsburg's Jewish cemetery and municipal flags were lowered to half-staff in his honor.
In tribute to Pemper, Augsburg's Mayor Kurt Gribl said, "With Mietek Pemper, the city has lost an important builder of bridges between the Jewish and Christian religions and a contributor to reconciliation."
(Sources: NY Times, Wiki)
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