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German invaded Poland starting World War ll in Europe.
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Great Britain and France declare war on the Third Reich. World War Two officialy begins.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack and Norway holds out until June 9
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Elie Wiesel and his family became residents of Hungary
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Bulgaria joins the Axis.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
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Tweleve-year-old Elie Wiesel begins studying the Kaddalah.
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For the first time, Vladek sees Jews being stopped on the streets. If they did not have the proper papers, they were arrested.
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The German authorities ordered all Jews of Sosnowiec to move to Stara Sosnowiec. Non-Jews took over the abandoned houses.
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Vladek and Anja go into hiding. They first hide in a barn but then move to Ms. Kawka's farmhouse.
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Every Wednesday more and more Jews were taken by vans from Srodula to Auschwitz. Very few were left behind.
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Richieu is sent to Zawierce in the hope he would be safe there. This was not the case. He was poisoned by his caregivers who refused to go to Auschwitz.
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Elie Wiesel is fifteen years old when he and his family are deported in May 1944 by the Hungarian gendaemerir and the German SS
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Vladek and his wife Anja leave the Srodula ghetto.
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Elie's father dies in January; Elie is liberated with the arrival of US troops in April.
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Vladek and the other prisoners were told they were being sent to Switzerland by train. They never reached Switzerland. Eventually, Vladek and his friends were saved by the US Army. Several prisoners were employed by the Americans and received good food for the first time in many years. Meanwhile, Anja was liberated by the Red Army.
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Elie Wiesel studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. He becomes interested in journalism.
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Elie Wiesel goes to Jerusalem for the first time.
