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Vladek's Birthday
Vladek Spiegelman is born on October 11th, 1906 -
Vladek is Captured by Nazis as POW
Vladek is taken prisoner by Nazis. Poland is defeated. -
Boycott of Jewish businesses
The Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses in Germany began on April 1, 1933, and was claimed to be a defensive reaction to the Jewish boycott of German goods, which had been initiated but quickly abandoned in March 1933. It was largely unsuccessful, as the German population continued to use Jewish businesses, but revealed the intent of the Nazis to undermine the viability of Jews in Germany. -
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the World War II genocide of the European Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered around six million Jews. This was around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. -
Dachau
Dachau concentration camp was the first of the Nazi concentration camps opened in 1933, intended to hold political prisoners. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were antisemitic and racist laws in Nazi Germany. -
Vladek and Anja Meet
Vladek and Anja meet for the first time in Sosnowiec, Poland. -
Vladek and Anja Get Married
Vladek and Anja get married and Vladek moves to Sosnowiec. -
Richieu is Born
Richieu is born in Sosnowiec, Poland -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November Pogrom, was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938. The German authorities looked on without intervening. -
Vladek's factory is robbed
Vladek left his father-in-law in charge of his factory in Bielsko while he was gone. Vladek's factory gets robbed while he is at the sanitarium with Anja. -
Yellow Stars
Shortly after the invasion of Poland in September 1939, local German authorities began introducing mandatory wearing of badges. By the end of 1939, all Jews in the newly-acquired Polish territories were required to wear badges. -
Vladek is Drafted
Vladek is drafted into the Polish Army to fight the Nazis. -
Vladek Works for a German company
Vladek volunteers for a German labor assignment for a German company where he had a wooden house with a bed, stove, sheets, and pillows. -
Vladek Returns to Sosnowiec
Vladek goes back to his family after sneaking across the Poland-Germany Border. -
Richieu is Killed
In Zawriercie, Anja's older sister, Tosha, uses poison to kill herself and the children she is caring for, including Richieu, in order to avoid the gas chambers -
Vladek attempts to flee to Hungary
Vladek and Anja plan to flee to Hungary. They begin to travel to Hungary with smugglers, however, while they are on the train ride to Hungary, Anja and Vladek are caught by the Gestapo and sent to Auschwitz. -
Vladek and Anja are Sent to Auschwitz
Vladek and Anja try to escape to Hungary but are caught by Nazi soldiers while leaving on a train and are sent to Auschwitz. -
Vladek's Freedom at the Swiss Border
Vladek is notified that some war prisoners, including himself, are going to be freed at the Swiss Border. -
World War II Ends
World war II ends on May 7, 1945 -
Vladek and Anja Move to Sweden
In 1946, Vladek and Anja move from Poland to Sweden. -
Art Spiegelman is Born
Art is born in Sweden -
Anja's Death
Anja passes on May 21, 1968 -
Vladek Marries Mala
Vladek gets remarried, to his second wife, Mala. The marriage is weak as money creates tension between the two. -
Mala Leaves Vladek
Mala leaves Vladek and takes his money because she could not deal with his complaints anymore. -
Vladek goes to the LaGuardia Hospital
Vladek flies to New York from his home in Florida to go to LaGuardia Hospital. -
Vladek's Death
Vladek passes on August 18, 1982
