Samuel Yuan's Holocaust Timeline

1908-04-28 00:00:00

Oskar Schindler born

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1928-09-30 00:00:00

Elie Wiesel born in Sighet, Romania

Summarize the lives of Jews living in Romania during just before WWII. Include any anti-Semitic laws or attitudes of the time.

1929-06-12 00:00:00

Anne Frank born

Biographies of Parents: Otto Frank & Edith Frank Hollander

1934-02-01 00:00:00

Franks move to Amsterdam

The Franks escape to the Netherlands, thinking that they can avoid Hitler's wrath.

1939-02-01 00:00:00

Schindler joins the Nazi party

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1940-01-01 00:00:00

Schindler opens enamelcare factory in Krakow

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1940-08-01 00:00:00

Schindler begins employing Jews as forced labor in factory

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1942-04-29 13:11:31

Schindler arrested for kissing a Jewish girl

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1942-06-12 00:00:00

Anne receives diary for 13th birthday

Personal Experience

1942-07-06 00:00:00

Franks/Van Daans go into hiding

Biography of the Van Daans/Pels

1942-11-16 00:00:00

Dussell joins Franks/Van Daans

Biography of Jan Dussell

1943-03-13 00:00:00

Jews are moved to Plaszow concentration camp or Aushwitz

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1944-01-06 00:00:00

Plaszow camp is closed, including Schindler's subcamp. Everyone, including those on the "List" are sent away. In the fall, he opens a munitions factory in Brinnlitz, Czecholovakia, using the workers from Plaszow.

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1944-03-18 00:00:00

Nazis invade Hungary and begin to deport its Jews to Auschwitz.

With a little bit of research, you'll find that Hungary was actually one of Nazi Germany's allies during WWII... kind of. Write about Hungary's two-faced actions during the war.

1944-04-29 00:00:00

Wiesel family moved from home in Sighet to the Jewish ghetto

Read the article at the QR website about, among many thing, what life was like in the Sighet ghetto. Tell me the most interesting 3 tings that you learned.

1944-06-05 00:00:00

15-year-old Elie & family deported to Auschwitz

Knowing what you know about concentration camps, what would be your feelings about sent to Auschwitz? Make sure you say more than "BAD" or "SCARED".

1944-06-30 00:00:00

Moved from Auschwitz to Buna, where he loses his gold tooth

Research why dentists specifically use gold in fillings and crowns. What is the health benefit?

1944-08-01 00:00:00

FInal entry in Anne's diary

Feelings, Dialogue

1944-08-04 00:00:00

Residents of the Secret Annex found and deported to Auschwitz

They were moved to the concentration camps in small crowded dirty carts.

1944-09-27 00:00:00

Yom Kippur selection, where Elie's father gives Elie his "inheritance"

Explain what Yom Kippur is all about. Why is it a significant holiday to Jews? What "weight" does that add to the inheritance conversation?

1945-01-27 00:00:00

Soviet Army liberates Auschwitz; Otto Frank freed

Description of Camp Auschwitz

1945-01-29 00:00:00

Elie's father, Shlomo, dies at Buchenwald

Have you ever lost a fmaily member or friend close to you? If so, how did that affect you? If not, try to imagine what it would be like.

1945-03-01 00:00:00

Anne & Margot Frank die from typhus at Bergen-Belsen

Typhus

1945-04-11 00:00:00

US Army liberates Elie Wiesel from Buchenwald

Read the article at QR website about liberation of the Buchenwald camp. Tell me the most interesting 3 things that you learned.

1945-08-05 00:00:00

Schindler, his wife, and some Jews flee to the American front; Jews present Schindler with gold ring.

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1945-10-24 00:00:00

Otto Frank receives notice that his entire family has been lost

First Person Thoughts

1958-01-01 00:00:00

Night published

Pieces of this book will stick with you forever. What will be the most memorable image/story/idea from this book? What do you think makes this book so influential?

1962-04-28 00:00:00

Schindler named one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Israel

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1962-10-09 00:00:00

Oskar Schindler dies at his home in Frankfurt

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1986-12-01 00:00:00

Elie Wiesel wins the Nobel Prize for Peace

Tell me about the Nobel Prize. How many awards are given out? How often? What does it take to win a Peace prize? Give me a complete rundown that shows what you know.