Vladek's Early Life

Valdek is Born

Oct 11, 1906

Anja is Born

Mar 15, 1912

Valdek is Engaged to Anja in Sosnowiec

Jan 1, 1936

Only a year after they met, Vladek and Anja are engaged

Anja Marries Vladek

Feb 14, 1937

Vladek and Anja marry two years after they first meet

Richieu is Born

Oct 1, 1937

Vladek is Drafted

Aug 24, 1939

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

Oct 1, 1939

Released on Parshas Truma

Feb 1, 1940

Just as Vladek's father told him in a dream, he was released from the POW camp on the religious day Parshas Truma

The Spiegelmans are Forced to Leave Sosnoweiec

Nov 1, 1941

Moving into a Ghetto

The Spiegelmans Relocate to the Srodula Ghetto

Jan 1, 1943

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

Feb 1, 1943

Vladek convinces Anja to let Tosha take Richieu, hoping that he will be safer with her

Tosha Poisons Richieu

Apr 1, 1943

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

Dec 1, 1943

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

Jan 1, 1944

Janina, who previously said she would help the Spiegelmans, tells them to go away