The Arduous life of Vladek Spiegelman (Better when viewed in list form)

Vladek Spiegelmen

Oct 11, 1906

Vladek is born.

Vladek's life

Period: Oct 11, 1906 to Aug 18, 1982

Rest in Peace

His soulmate

Dec 31, 1935

Vladek meets Anja in Sosnowiec, Poland.

The engagement and moving.

Dec 31, 1936

Vladek gets engaged to Anja and moves from Czestochowa to Sosnowiec.

Marriage

Feb 14, 1937

Vladek and Anja get married.

Richieu

Oct 15, 1937

Vladek and Anja have a baby boy, and they name him Richieu.

Depression

Apr 15, 1938

Anja falls under depression, so Vladek takes her to a Sanitarium in Czechoslovakia.`

The Army

Aug 24, 1939

Vladek goes to serve in the Polish Army.

Killing

Sep 3, 1939

Vladek presumably kills his first person during the war.

Captured

Sep 15, 1939

The Germans captures Vladek, making him a prisoner of war.

Loss of a factory

Dec 5, 1939

The Germans confiscate Jewish property in Poland, resulting in Vladek losing his factory.

Release

Feb 15, 1940

Vladek is released from being a prisoner of war and is sent to Lublin.

Richieu is sent away

May 15, 1943

Vladek sends Richieu to his aunt, Tosha, in Zawiercie.

Death in the family

Jun 15, 1943

Tosha poisons herself as well as Richieu to stop their potential suffering.

Auschwitz

Mar 15, 1944

Vladek and Anja are sent to Auschwitz.

Quarantine

Apr 15, 1944

From around March 15th to May 15th, Vladek was in quarantine in Auschwitz

Tin shop

Jul 1, 1944

From around May 15th to August 15th, Vladek worked in a tin shop in Auschwitz.

Shoe shop

Sep 15, 1944

From around August 15th to October 15th, Vladek worked in a shoe shop in Auschwitz.

Black Work

Dec 1, 1944

From around October 15th to January 15th, Vladek did Black Work in Auschwitz

Death Marches

Jan 15, 1945

People in Auschwitz are rounded up and marched elsewhere.

Dachau

Feb 15, 1945

Vladek is sent to Dachau.

Found

May 15, 1945

Shortly after being in Dachau, Vladek and Shivek successfully hide in a barn until Americans find them.

Sweden

Jun 15, 1946

Vladek and Anja leave Poland for Sweden after reuniting

Art Spiegelman

Feb 15, 1948

Anja gives birth to Vladek's son, Art.

Immigration

Jun 15, 1951

Vladek and his family immigrate to Rego Park, New York.

Anja's conclusion

May 21, 1968

Anja decides to commit suicide and suceeds.

Death

Aug 18, 1982

Vladek dies due to congestive heart failure. He died after beating overwhelming odds. 91% of Jews in his home country, Poland, were killed, and 63% of Jews in the world were killed.