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Vladek Spiegelman (Maus)
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Anja and Vladek Get Married
Anja and Vladek Spiegelman get married. -
Textile Factory
The textile factory that kept Vldek and his family well off was up and running. -
Drafted
Vladek was drafted into the war and taken to a P.O.W. camp. -
Germany Attacks Western Europe
German troops invade Western Europe (France and the Neutral Low Countries). -
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Night Timeline
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Moishe the Beadle
Elie met Moishe the Beadle who would later on say things that had an effect on Elie's whole life. -
Kabbalah
Elie started to cbecome very serious about his religious studies. Only a few years later would that strong religious view be broken. -
The Hangings
Three Jewish men were hung for being caught up selling things in the black market. They were left up for a week as a way to scare the remaining Jews in the ghetto. -
WAR!!
Nazi Germany declares war on the United States. -
British Troops Defeat the Germans
British troops defeat German troops causing them to retreat across Libya. -
Ghettos
Vladek is moved in to the ghettos and if forced to work in the shops of Sosnoweic. -
The Ghettos
The first signs of the mass genocide was fromed, the Ghettos. The ghettos were created a bit after the 8 days of passover. -
The Liquidation of the Ghettos
The ghetto that Elie and his family were residing in was liquidated. Everyone was fored to leave and they had to run on foot without stopping. -
Into Hiding
Vladek and Anja go into hiding in hopes of not being caught by the Nazis. Vladek and Anja almost get caught so the lady that they were staying with told them about smugglers. -
Caught!
Anja and Vladek go with the smugglers, but the smugglers turn against them and they turn both of them into the nazis. Anja and Vladek get split up on their way to Auschwitz. -
Non-Communists Rise Against
Non-Communists ride against Germany to try and liberate one of the concentration camps. -
Elie's Faith is Lost
It was Yom Kippur and Elie was meant to fast but that year he didn't because he wanted to, in a way, defy God. In his words he, "Felt a great void opening." (Wiesel, 69) -
Selection
Dr. Mengele with the help of the SS officers held selection. Selection is when it's determined if you're going to stay alive or be killed. -
Vladek Visits Anja
As a task fro work Vladek has to visit Birkenau where Anja is and he gets to see her, -
The Death of Elie's Father.
Elie's father became too weak to go on living and he passed away from sickness and dysentry. It tore Elie apart and he no longer found a reason to live. -
Elie Left the Infirmary
In the winter of 1945 Elie found out that he had to get surgery in the infirmary on his swelled up foot. Then he heard rumors about the Russian front coming in so after he had surgery his father and him made the executive decision to leave. They had the chance to stay and test their fate or he could go with everybody else. Two days after Elie and his father left the infimray was liberated. -
Elie is Free
Elie is liberated from the camp by the American's. -
Surrender
Germany surrenders to the western Allies after Hitler commits suicide and things go ocmpletely down hill. -
Anja is Gone
Anja Spiegelman commits suicide. She survives the Holocaust but late kills herself. -
Vladek Spiegelman's Death
Vladek Spigelman Dies. -
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Elie is given the honor of obtaining a Nobel Peace prize for his book Night and impact on Holocaust learning.
