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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. -
Vladek and Anja marry
Vladek and Anja marry shortly after Vladek ends his relationship with Lucia Greenberg. -
Vladek starts his textile company
Anja's father (Vladek's father-in-law) fully finances Vladek's textile company. -
Anja is diagnosed with Depression
In early 1938, shortly after giving birth develops post partum depression. Which Vladek goes with her to a sanitarium in Czechoslovakia. -
Vladek is captured by enemy forces
Vladek is taken while on the trenches, and is sent to a POW camp then later required to work in a German factory. -
Night of the Broken Glass
Kristallnacht-Hundreds of Jews owned shops, homes and synagogues -
Vladek gets Drafted
In August Vladek gets a letter from the Polish Government and is drafter to become a soldier for Poland. -
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World War 2
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Star of David
Elie's family and his neighbors are forced to wear the Star of David on their arms -
Germany
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. -
Wiesel Family Moves
Elie and his family are forced to move to Hungary by Nazi soldiers. -
Elie Studies Kabbalah
Elie begins studying Kabbalah with Moishe the Beadle to further gain a deeper understanding of God. -
Germany Declares war on United States
Just days after Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Germany declares war on the U.S. -
Vladek moved into the ghetto
Vladek and his family are forced into living in the ghetto. -
Elie gets deported to Auschwitz
Elie gets deported from Hungary to Auschwitz by Nazi and Hungary soldiers. There his mother and younger sister later die. -
Vladek is forced to work in Tin shop
After being deported into Auschwitz, Vladek is forced to work in a tin shop. -
Germany's Deportation of Jews
Germany begins it's mass deportation of Jews of nearly 440,000 Jews to Hungary. -
Vladek and Anja are taken to Auschwitz
Vladek is betrayed by smugglers and are turned in to the Nazi's and are later taken to Auschwitz. -
Vladek is forced to work in shoe shop
After working in the tin shop, Vladek volunteers to work at the Auschwitz shoe shop in hopes of seeing his wife Anja. -
Auschwitz-Buchenwald Death March
Elie Wiesel and His father along with thousands of other Jews are forced to walk nearly 50 miles in freezing temperatures and little food and water. -
Elie's father dies
Elie's falls asleep on the night of January 28th, wakes up the next morning and his father is gone. -
Elie is Liberated
Elie is liberated on April in 1945 by the U.S. troops. -
Vladek is liberated
Both Anja and Vladek survive the Holocaust and are liberated in Dachau. -
Anja commits suicide
After many years of battling depression and experiencing the Holocaust Anja kills herself. -
Elie Wiesel Gets Married
Elie Wiesel got married to his wife Marion. -
Vladek Dies
Vladek Dies after suffering from a heart attack. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Elie Wiesel wins the Nobel Peace Prize for being one of the most inportant influential spiritual leaders.
