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Vladek Spiegelman born
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Adolf Hitler appointed as chancellor
German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as chancellor. -
First concentration camp is opened at Dachau
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Boycott of Jewish businesses
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German President dies and Hitler becomes the “Fuehrer”
German President Paul von Hindenburg dies and Hitler becomes the “Fuehrer” and the commander-in-chief of Germany’s armed forces -
Nuremberg Race Laws put into place
Nuremberg Race Laws: Jewish people lose certain rights and privileges -
Vladek meets Anja
Vladek Spiegelman meets Anja Zylberberg in Sosnowiec, Poland -
Vladek and Anja get married
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Richieu is born
Vladek and Anja’s son Richieu is born in Sosnowiec -
Kristallnacht
"Night of broken glass"
Consisted of a wave of violent anti-Jewish acts which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938 throughout Germany, annexed Austria, and in areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia recently occupied by German troops. -
Vladek is called to serve in the Polish Army
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Germany invades Poland
When Germany invades Poland, World War II begins. -
Vladek is captured by the Germans
Vladek is captured by the Germans and becomes a prisoner of war -
The German army enters Sosnowiec
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Poland surrenders
After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans -
Armband or yellow star in Poland
Jews in German-occupied Poland are forced to wear an armband or yellow star -
Jewish property is confiscated by Germany
Jewish property is confiscated by Germany. Vladek and his father-in-law lose their factories -
Vladek is released as a POW and sent to Lublin
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The Auschwitz camp begins functioning
A network of concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich -
First gassing at Auschwitz
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All Jews in Sosnowiec forced to move to a ghetto
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Pearl Harbor attack
Japan attacks US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -
Mass gassing begins
The first mass gassing of Jews begins at Auschwitz -
1500 Jews removed from Sosnowiec
Anja’s grandparents are in this group -
2000 Jews sent from Sosnowiec to Auschwitz
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8000 Jews sent from Sosnowiec to Auschwitz after reporting to Dienst Stadium for “document inspection”
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Jews in Sosnowiec are forced to move to the Srodula ghetto
All remaining Jews in Sosnowiec are forced to move to the Srodula ghetto. Richieu is sent to Zawiercie with his aunt, Tosha -
Most inhabitants of the Srodula ghetto are deported to Auschwitz
Vladek and Anja are in hiding -
Jews in Zawiercie ghetto are sent to Auschwitz. Richieu dies
All Jews in Zawiercie ghetto are sent to Auschwitz. Tosha poisons herself, Richieu, and two other children to avoid being sent to the gas chambers. http://www.npr.org/2004/01/26/1611731/intersections-of-maus-and-spiegelman
See: "Web Extra: Vladek Spiegelman on the Death of Art's Aunt" audio clip -
The remaining Jews in Srodula are killed.
The remaining Jews in Srodula are killed. Vladek and Anja are still in hiding -
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Vladek starts working as a tin-man in Auschwitz
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Vladek sees Anja in Birkenau
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Anja moved from Birkenau to Auschwitz
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Death Marches
Forced evacuation of Auschwitz -
Vladek is sent to Dachau
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Dachau is liberated
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Germany surrenders
VE: Victory in Europe -
Japan surrenders; end of World War II
Japan surrenders; end of World War II -
Vladek and Anja leave Poland for Sweden
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Art Spiegelman is born in Stockholm, Sweden
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Spiegelman family immigrates to the US
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Anja Spiegelman dies
Cause of death: suicide -
Vladek Spiegelman dies
Cause of death: congestive heart failure
