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Valdek is Born
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Anja is Born
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Valdek is Engaged to Anja in Sosnowiec
Only a year after they met, Vladek and Anja are engaged -
Anja Marries Vladek
Vladek and Anja marry two years after they first meet -
Richieu is Born
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Vladek is Drafted
He is drafted to fight against the Germans. When he leaves, Anjaa, the governess, and Richieu head to Sosnowiec -
Captured as a German War Prisoner
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Released on Parshas Truma
Just as Vladek's father told him in a dream, he was released from the POW camp on the religious day Parshas Truma -
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The Spiegelmans Relocate to the Srodula Ghetto
The Spieglemans are forced to live in the enclosed Srodula ghetto, where 12 of them live in two and half rooms -
Richieu is Given to Tosha
Vladek convinces Anja to let Tosha take Richieu, hoping that he will be safer with her -
Tosha Poisons Richieu
Tosha kills herslef, Richieu, and her own children when the Germans deciede to evacuate the Zawiercie ghetto so they won't be killled in the gas chambers -
Anja and Vladek Escape from Srodula
Haskel aids Anja and Vladek in escaping Srodula. Once all the inhbaitants of Srodula are taken away and the Nazis leave, Anja and Vladek can escape -
Janina Declines to Hide Vladek and Anja
Janina, who previously said she would help the Spiegelmans, tells them to go away
