Zoo Keeper's Wife

  • New Job

    New Job
    When the position for zoo director became open, Jan and Antonina took the offer hoping to shape a new zoo and spend the rest of their lives with animals.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    In 1931, the couple got married and moved to Praga.
  • New Addition

    New Addition
    Baby Rys is born.
  • New Leader

    New Leader
    Hitler comes to power.
  • Sad Loss

    Sad Loss
    The zoo is bombed and most of the animals are lost in the bombing.
  • Moving

    Moving
    Lutz Heck convinces them to move the animals to Berlin on a loan until the war is over. This would keep the rest of the animals safe. They move and the zoo is closed.
  • Forced to Leave

    Forced to Leave
    Jan and Antonina are forced to leave the zoo, and Jan has to join the Polish forces.
  • Pig Farm

    Pig Farm
    Germans use the zoo as a pig farm to feed the Nazis.
  • Getting Strict

    Getting Strict
    The Germans that were in Poland were ordered to kill without mercy all people that had Polish descent or an accent.
  • Hiding

    Hiding
    Jews are starting to be allowed to hide in the zoo.
  • Goodbye

    Goodbye
    Jews in Warsaw were forced to leave their homes and relocate.
  • Another Bomb

    Another Bomb
    Jan and Antonina were on their way to Wanda's farewell party when they were caught in a bomb explosion. Wanda disappeared into the zoo in a disguise as Rys tutor.
  • Pig Farm Gone

    Pig Farm Gone
    The pig farm has to be shut down because of the winter.
  • The Ghetto

    The Ghetto
    Jan gets access to the ghetto.
  • Escaping

    Escaping
    Jan escapes the ghetto with Lonia.