Vladek spiegelman biography for kids

Maus: A Survivor's Tale



1906, October 11: Vladek Spiegelman born

1912, March 15: Anja Zylberberg born

1927: Vladek starts his first service in the Polish army

1937, February 14: Vladek and Anja marry (he is age 30, she 24)

1937, October: son Richieu is born in Sosnowiec

1939, August 24: Vladek is called to serve in the Polish army

September 1: Germany invades Poland

September 4: Germans enter Sosniwiec Vladek is arrested as a prisoner of war

September 28: Poland surrenders

December 23: Jewish property in Poland is confiscated Vladek and Anja's father lose their factories

1940, February : Vladek is released from the POW camp and sent to Lublin

1941, December : All Jews in Sosnowiec are forced to live in the ghetto section

1942, May 10-12: "Aktion" (deportation) of 1500 from Sosnowiec, includes Anja's parents

June: Jews deported from Sosnowiec to Auschwitz

August 12: Jews called to Sosnowiec stadium, then deported to Auschwitz

Vladek's parents are also deported and