Elizer and Vladek timeline By Skylar_Jenkins Period: Sep 17, 1889 to Sep 17, 1945 Adolf Hitler is born and dies Oct 11, 1906 Vladek Spiegelman is born Sep 17, 1919 Adolf Hitler forms the Nazi party Sep 30, 1928 Elie Wiesel is born Mar 17, 1933 Dachua is the first concentration camp to be built Sep 17, 1933 Nazi party starts to kill Germany Jew citizens Dec 15, 1935 Vladek and Anja meet Feb 14, 1937 Vladek and Anja marry Oct 15, 1937 Richeu is born Aug 24, 1939 Vladek is drafted Sep 15, 1939 Vladek is caught as a POW Feb 15, 1940 Vladek is released from work Sep 17, 1940 Nazis start to experiment on the Jews Aug 26, 1942 Vladek's father is deported Period: Sep 17, 1942 to Sep 17, 1943 Nazis start to use gas chamber for mass murder Apr 15, 1943 SS Soldiers start to put Jews into Ghetto's Aug 15, 1943 Anja's parents are killed Aug 26, 1943 Richeu is killed Sep 15, 1944 Elie and family is sent to Auschwitz(No specific date) Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Dec 31, 1945 Elie and his family are sent to Auschwitz Jan 15, 1945 Elie and his family is moved to Buchenwald(No day presented) Apr 11, 1945 Concentration camp is liberated Apr 15, 1945 Britain forces concentration camp to be liberated Jul 15, 1945 Vladek in refugee camp Sep 17, 1945 Nazi's party is defeated and outlawed Sep 15, 1958 Elie writes "La Nuit"(No specific date) Sep 15, 1960 Elie's book is translated into english(No specific date) Sep 15, 1986 Elie wins the Noble Peace Prize(No specific date) Sep 15, 1986 Elie Wiesel makes the Foundation for Humanity with his wife Feb 25, 2010 President Obama presents Elie with a National Humanity Medal