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Elie Wiesel was born
Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, Romania, later becomes Hungary. -
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Night and Maus Timeline
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Hitler is elected, Dachau Camp opens
Hitler is elected Chancellor of Germany. Dachau, a death camp opens. -
Book Burnings
The Nazis declare that any books they disapprove of should be banned. They burn tens of thousands of books in huge bonfires. This includes many popular children's books, since the author was Jewish. -
Vladek and Anja
Vladek meets Anja. They are engaged within the year. -
Wedding
Only two years after they first met, Anja and Vladek were married. -
Buchenwald camp opens
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Richieu
Vladek and Anja have their first son, Richieu. Shortly after Richieu was born, Anja became very depressed. -
Sanitarium
Vladek took Anja to the hospital in Czechoslovakia and on the way they saw a swastika in the middle of town. Anja was in the hospital for 3 months before she was healthy enough to return home. -
Jewish I.D. cards
A decree is issued that Jews older than the age of 15 must carry, at all times, identity cards that mark them as Jews. -
Drafted
Vladek recieves draft notice to the army in the war against Germany. -
The War
The war began. Vladek was captured as a war prisoner for six weeks. While there, he volunteered for labor assignments to replace German workers who were called to the front. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Must sell businesses
Jews must sell their businesses and real estate and hand over their securities and jewelry to the government at artificially low prices. -
Relocating
Vladek released from prisioner of war camp. He was able to go home to his family. Richieu was now 2 years old. Order sent out through town relocating all Jews to the Stara Sosnowiec quarter. Richieu was taken away, and Vladek never saw him again. -
Germany captures Norway and Denmark. Auchwitz camp opens.
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Lodz Ghetto
Approximently 154,000 Polish Jews are concentrated and imprisoned in the Lodz ghetto which established and sealed off from the outside world. -
Auschwitz begins to use the poisonous gas
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Birkenau
Construction begins on an addition to the Auschwitz camp, known as Birkenau. Birkenau includes a killing center, which begins operations early 1942. -
Chelmno
Deportation of Jews from the Lodz ghetto to the killing center at Chelmno begins. -
10,000 Jews
Approximately 10,000 Jews, who had arrived in the Lodz ghetto some six months earlier from Germany, Luxemburg, Vienna, and Prague, are deported to Chelmno. Before they board the trains, their baggage is confiscated. -
The Eldrely and Children are transported to the death camps
Approximately 15,000 Jews in the Lodz ghetto are deported to Chelmno, mostly children inder 10 and individuals that are 65, but it also includes others who are too weak or ill too work. -
Attempt to Escape
15 men were hiding from the vans that were taking all Jews to Aushchwitz. The men then tried to escape to Hungary but were caught and sent along with the rest of the Jews. -
Richieu's Death
Tosha poisoned her children and poisoned Vladeks son, Richieu, to avoid the gas chambers. -
Elie and his father are sent to Auschwitz
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Auschwitz-Birkenau is liquidated
The Gypsy-family camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau is liquidated, and its inhabitants are killed. -
Rebellion
Members of the Sonderkommando (camp prisoners forced to burn corpses) stage a rebellion at Auschwitz-Birkenau. They succeed in blowing up a gas chamber and crematoria. -
Russian Forces liberated Auschwitz
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American troops free inmates at Dachau and Buchenwald
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Elie receives the Nobel Peace Prize
