-
Pact
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement -
Vladek and Anja Marry
They marry after Vladek moved to Sosnowiec -
Invasion
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific -
Security
France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state -
Vladek is drafted
Vladek is drafted into the Polish army to fight Nazi's -
Vladek is fighting in the trenches against the Germans. He is taken prisoner during a skirmish. He is first taken to a POW camp, then to a labor camp. Finally, several months later, he is released.
-
Vladek Released from Work Camp
Through Orbach, a family friend, Vladek is able to escape death. -
Second Vienna Award:
Germany and Italy arbitrate a decision on the division of the disputed province of Transylvania between Romania and Hungary. The loss of northern Transylvania forces Romanian King Carol to abdicate in favor of his son, Michael, and brings to power a dictatorship under General Ion Antonescu. -
Slovakia
Slovakia joined the axis -
the Hungarian government expelled Jews unable to prove their citizenship (Including Moshe)
-
Jews in Sosnowiec Moved to Another Ghetto
The remaining Jews in the Sosnowiec Ghetto are moved to an old village, Srodula. Richieu is taken to Zawriercie to avoid being deported. -
Srodula Ghetto Liquidated
All Jews remaining in the Srodula ghetto are taken to concentration camps. Vladek and Anja are still successfully hidden. -
Vladek and Anja sent to Auschwitz
The couple tries to escape to Hungary with smugglers but are caught by Nazi soldiers while leaving on a train. They are sent to the concentration camp, Auschwitz. -
The Germans have crossed
The Germans crossed the border and were occupying Romania -
The Wiesel family is expelled from their home
The Wiesel family is expelled from their home in Sighet and forced to move into the ghetto -
Elie and his dad were transferred to Buna
-
Vladek and Anja have gone into hiding in Sosnowiec
Vladek and Anja have gone into hiding in Sosnowiec, first staying with a Polish woman, Mrs. Kowka, then on the farm of Mrs. Motonowa. -
Wiesel and father evacuate Auschwitz
-
Death march
Elie and his dad are in the death march -
Gone
This was the last day Elie saw his father -
Rumors
The inmates say that there is going to be another liquidation-another death run -
Buchenwald liberated
Wiesel was 16 when Buchenwald was liberated by the United States Army -
Dachau Liberated
The concentration camp, Dachau, is liberated by American forces. Soon after, Vladek and his friend, Shivek, meet the Americans. -
Vladek in U.S. Refugee Camp
In the summer of 1945, Vladek reaches the American run displaced persons camp, Garmisch-Partenkirchen -
Nobel Peace prize
Elie Wiesel wins Nobel Peace Prize
