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World War 2 Begins
WW2 officially started in September even though for the past 6 years Jews had been oppressed, excluded and segregated. Hitler has invaded Poland and the world realized he wasn't going to stop there, Auschwitz was founded in Poland the next year. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany September 3rd. -
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Eliezer's Timeline
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The Final Solution
Hitler’s top commander Hermann Goering suggested the Endlösung or final solution for “The Jewish Question”. In the beginning of September 1941, every Jew in German-held land had to wear a yellow star to signify them as Jews. Many were deported to polish ghettos and cities Germany had taken over. In June 1941 experiments with creating methods for the mass murder of Jews had been ongoing in Auschwitz. That year in August the SS started gassing people with Zyklon-B. -
Mass Gassing Begins at Auschwitz
Hundreds of thousands of Jews were killed by gassing. Officers would use Zyklon-B to kill poeple. The prisoners were told they were taking a shower/being deloused and many died of this way. -
Death Camps
Auschwitz 2 (Birkenau), Treblinka, Belzec, and Sobibór began operating as death camps. It was estimated that around 1.1 million people died in Auschwitz. As truck loads of Jews came to these camps they were sorted and many were moved to be killed on spot. Dr. Mengele also known as "The Angel of Death" was one of the people at Auschwitz who detemined who was an actual asset to the camp. By the end of 1943 many death camps had closed while Auschwitz continued until the summer of 1944. -
Lives in a Ghetto
Two ghettos were made in Sighet. Ghetto's were fenced in towns usually a couple of bllocks big where Jews were herded and kept in before they were deported. Fortunately Eliezer's family lived on one of the street's made into a ghetto so they were able to stay in their home. Eliezer and his family lived in this ghetto before being deported. -
Deported to Birkenau
Bikenau was part of Auschwitz the biggest concentration/death camp the third part of Auschwitz was Monowitz. All of the belongings the Jews ad brought with them were discarded. Eliezer and his father were separated from his mom and sister, it was the last time he saw either of them. Eliezer and his father were safe from the first inspection. -
Deported to Auschwitz
Prisoners are welcomed at Auschwitz with the sign "Arbeit Macht Frei" meaning "Work Makes You Free". Auschwitz was a three part concentration/death camp Auschwitz, Birkenau and Monowitz. Unlike Birkenau the barracks in Auschwitz were made of cement instead of wood. Eliezer got his new "name" meaning number tattooed on his arm A-7713. -
Deported to Buna
Buna was opened late October 1942. By the time Eliezer and his father arrived at Buna the camp was nearly deserted. Many of the Jews left in the camp had been deported before they arrived, few were still there. Eliezer's shoes were taken from him; they were the last thing he had left from his "old" life. -
Deported to Buchenwald
Buchenwald was constructed in 1937 around 5 miles north-west from east-central Germany. After Buna Eliezer and his father were deported by train to Buchenwald. Many Jews were left in the trains dead or dying. Unfortunately while in the camp Eliezer's father died from being beat to death. In the end the SS fled and the resistance took over. -
Liberated in Buchewald
Buchenwald had been running for eight years before being liberated. At six o'clock in the afternoon Buchenwald was liberated by the American Third Army. Three days after being liberated Eliezer fell ill and was transported to a hospital and spent two weeks in there before he got better. -
End of Wordl War 2
When Germany surrendered WW2 finally came to an end. Hitler’s reign had come to an end and The Jews were finally freed from this persecution. In November the same year the war crime tribunal was held in Nuremberg, Germany.
