Branko Lustig, Croatian Holocaust Survivor and ‘Schindler’s List’ Producer, Dies at 87

Oscar winning film producer Branko Lustig, of Croatian origin, is pictured at the Sarajevo Film Festival, on Aug. 20, 2008. Elvis Barukcic/AFP via Getty Images

Branko Lustig, a two-time Oscar-winning Croatian film producer and Holocaust survivor died on Nov. 14 at the age of 87.

News of his death was confirmed by the Yad Vashem center in Jerusalem, who said he died in Croatia’s capital on Thursday. The Jewish film festival, “Festival of Tolerance,” where Lustig was president for the past 13 years, also reported his death. No other details were immediately released.