Timeline by CHRISTINA CHANN

Book- September 1939

cchann0002 — 2024-10-17 23:20:38 UTC

September 1938, that when it all went south. On page 14, Yenek states, "I was twelve years old when the wall began". One morning, as Yenek was walking to school and it was closed. Closed to Jews. Yenek, whimpered all the way back home. Depressed, Yenek strolls home to complain to his mother. This is important because this shows that this was the start of what would happen in a few more days.

Internet- January 1, 1941

cchann0002 — 2024-10-19 00:17:48 UTC

The year 1941, was the time period of World Word II. On January 1st, 1941, it was revealed by accounting of the next night's bombing of London that the churches made by Christopher Wren "Old Bailey", "The Guildhall", and 8 other churches were destroyed or badly damaged. Some the churches were rebuilt and others weren't. The cause of the bombs? The Germans. During the year September 7, 1940 to May 11, 1941, was The Blitz. The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom. On Wikipedia.org it states that"Over 40,000 civilians were killed, 139,000 were injured, and 2 million house damage and destroyed. Overall, 60 percent of London was destroyed and damage." This is important because it shows that all around the world, there was still chaos.

Book- Winter 1942

cchann0002 — 2024-10-22 00:18:24 UTC

Winter 1942, the Nazis began taking Jews away to work in Krakow's factories. All were taken in truckloads and never came back. When Yenek goes back into his flats, his neighbor began scream. Something was happening in the building. On page 27, it states "We listened as the screams and crashes got closer." Nazis had intruded flats and emptied out everything valuable. This shows the process of how the Nazis began to take over.

Internet- February

cchann0002 — 2024-10-22 19:52:37 UTC

It was February 2021, studies showed that temperatures in North America had decreased a bunch. The cold was caused by a southern migration of the polar vortex. Temperatures fell as much as 25-50 Fahrenheit below average as far south as the Gulf Coast. The polar vortex to spill south into the Upper Midwest and Great Plains. Many regions within the SOuthern Plains, broke or nearly reached record-low temperatures not seen in decaded. On wikipedia.org is states, "At least 278 people were killed directly or indirectly by severe cold". This shows that even in North American, there was people suffering.

Book- 1942-1943

cchann0002 — 2024-10-23 20:47:12 UTC

Yenek is now in a different setting. On the first page it states, "Plaszow Concentration Camp". From the words you can tell Yenek is now being transported to a concentration camp. A concentration camp is where they word you to death. Let's pray that Yenek survives and eventually will reunite with any of his family members.

Internet- 1944

cchann0002 — 2024-10-24 02:36:40 UTC

On January 1st, 1944, in Pasadena, California, the USC Trojans beat the Washington Huskies 29-0 in the Rose Bowl. It was the only Rose Bowl game with teams from the same conference (Pacific Coast). The Washington Huskies had won all 4 of their games in a short season without any PCC matchups, as the other 5 programs in the northern Division were on hiatus in 1943 and 1944. USC backup quarterback Jim Hardy threw 3 touchdowns passes to lead the Trojans to their 7th Rose Bowl victory and 8th championship. "For the first time, the Rose Bowl was broadcast on the radio abroad to all American servicemen, with General Eisenhower in Western Europe allowing all troops who were not on the front lines to tune in and listen." This shows that although in 1944 the Jews were having a horrible time, in California, everyone was having a blast.

Book- 1944-1945

cchann0002 — 2024-10-24 02:55:01 UTC

Yenek was being transported somewhere with all the others. It felt like forever to get to their destination. Everytime Yenek would doze off, he would still be in that cold, old train with a dead man on his shoulder. A they finally got to their destination, they were ordered to to undress and rush to the showers. Another passenger had informed that the showerheads would shoot out gas so once Yenek enter the rooms he quickly goes to the back of the room then decided to just let the gas end his life. On page 129 Yenek shouts, "'Go on!'" I yelled at the showerhead. "'Go on, do it! I dare you'" I laughed again. From this quote you can see that Yenek believes that he shouldn't be alive anymore and he should just end it all. This is important because this shows that the Nazis tormented Yenek so much that he wants to die.

Internet- 1943-1944

cchann0002 — 2024-10-24 04:21:49 UTC

In the mid 1943s, the Allies drew a new plan to invade Japan. the plan was to be from the south and from the southeast through the Philippines and through Micronesia. While soldiers from the Philippines disrupted Japan's communication, the Marshalls and the Carolines to Mariana, would not only offer the possibility of drawing the Japanese into anaval showdown, but also win the bases for heavy air raids on Japan's mainland. On December 15, U.S troops landed at Arawe on the southwestern coast of New Britain, which really distracted Japan. By January 16, 1944, the airship at Cape Gloucester had been captured and defense lines were set up. On Britannica.com it states, "What remained of the Japanese garrison on Bougainville was no longer capable of fighting, though it did not surrender until the end of the war." This shows that even in war, there's still hope and bravery.

Book- Death March January 17, 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-10-24 20:37:48 UTC

The prisoner next to Yenek has died and a boy maybe 2 years older than him started talking to him. They later became friends. The boy's name was Fred, Fred and Yenek would do everything together. They would eat together, work, sleep, and were basically inseparable. Suddenly, Fred felt sick. Fred couldn't get up from bed and was forcefully dragged to role call by Yenek. Since Fred was late to role call, he was hanged and put up to displayed for all the new prisoneers to see. "'This man says he cannot work,'" a Nazi told us. No, I thought. No he can. He's a good worker. He's just sick. Work maeks you free, the Nazi told us. But If you cannot work--" (162-163). After Fred was hanged, at night Yenek said a kaddish for Fred and made another vow to never forget. This is important because it shows that Yenek can't even make a friend because they'll eventually be gone.

Book- end of 1943

cchann0002 — 2024-10-25 21:06:54 UTC

1 year has passed, Yenek is 14 years old now. Yenek was put to work building new barracks for the never-ceasing truckloads and trainloads of Jews brought to Plaszow everyday. Later on, he was escorted to clean out where his apartment used to be. He shoved open the big metal door and hopped onto the rooftop. "I went into the pigeon coop, fighting back all the memories of my mother and father" (71). While Yenek was in the pigeon coop, his father coat was still there! He wasn't allowed to take anything back, so he picked up and put it on. Yenek digged through the pockets and there was money in there! Of course! Yenek's mother had sown into money into their pockets to avoid being robbed completely. Could this be Yenek's boost? This is important because this scene shows that with this money he can possible buy food from other prisoners secretly and survive longer.

Book- Over 2 Year Has Passed

cchann0002 — 2024-10-29 00:36:34 UTC

The Jews were taken to a death camp. The showers rained with water and they got new clothes. The next day, the Jews were being tattooed. "Prisoner B-3087" that what was carved into Yenek's arm. "B-3087. That was who I was to them. Not Yenek Gruener, son of Oskar and Mina. No Yenek Gruener of 20 Krakusa Street, Podgorze, Krakow. Not Yenek Gruener who loved books and science and American movies" (131-132). From this quote you can tell the sadness from his thoughts. Imagine being known as a number and not your birth name. One of the fellow Jew was 13, he was finally a man. Yenek volunteered for his bar mitzvah and realized that he missed his birthday. He was 15 maybe 16 years old now. 2 Years had passed.. This is important because this shows that because of all the abuse the Nazis were putting on Yenek, he couldn't tell what year it was.

Book-Summer of 1942

cchann0002 — 2024-10-29 00:40:08 UTC

The Nazis had deported Yenek while he was on his way to work. He was working at a tailor shop in Krakow near a death camp. On page 63, the first page of chapter nine it states, "I had known this day would come." From this quote you tell from just going to work, Yenek is fearing. Fearing that he would be taken away and sent far far away. Once he had arrived at his destination, he spots uncle Moshe! Yenek questions if any of his family members are here as well, but no. They are all gone. His parents, his aunts, and cousins, they're all gone. This shows that this is the beginning of this hell hole. Only uncle Moshe and Yenek are the only survivors.

Book- Yenek is "18 Years Old"

cchann0002 — 2024-10-29 00:56:27 UTC

Once Yenek and the other Jews arrive to the Death Camp the Nazi are asking each Jews their age and if they are healthy or not. Since Yenek is a veteran prisoner, he knows that he should lie about his age. Yenek tries to warn this one family that they should state that their son is 18 years old, but clueless about the affect, they tell the truth and are separated. "I stood as tall as I could. "' Eighteen,'" I lied. "'Are you healthy?'" "'As an ox,'" I lied again." This is important because since Yenek has lied, he won't be killed and will just be working at the death camp. Since it's been years since he last saw his family alive, he is now adapted to this horrible lifestyle.

Internet- 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-10-31 19:14:58 UTC

The United States was a different country than it later because. A third of Americans lived in poverty. Another third of the country's homes had no running water , two-fifths of houses couldn't flush their toilets, and three-fifths didn't have central heating. More than half of the nation's farm dwellings had no electricity. Most African Americans still lived in the South, where segregation in schools and public places were still the law. The number of immigrants was small as a result of immigration quotas enacted during the 1920s. Shopping malls had not yet been introduced.

Book- Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp April 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-11-04 20:24:31 UTC

Yenek is 16 years old now, he states he has become more stubborn now that he is older. The Nazis served warm soup and stale bread and Yenek was glad. Food and something warm finally! Yenek and the other Jews were in roll call and they were order to stand there in the freezing cold mud. Later on, this one prisoner was being punished for moving. Suddenly a prisoner near the end sprinted off the fence and killed himself. On page 191 of Prisoner B-3087 it states, "'Would any other Jew like to throw themselves on the fence?'" they asked. "'Go on now! We won't stop you! We'll be glad to get rid of you!'" This shows that the Germans were inhumane jerks.

Internet- April 15 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-11-04 20:26:36 UTC

Franklin D. Roosevelt was buried on the grounds of his family estate in Hyde Park, New York. Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in Springwood on January 30, 1882. Originally a gray house was remodeled in 1916 to add two full wings, a portico, and exterior stucco. Although the house belonged to his mother until her death in 1941, Springwood was Roosevelt's principal residence throughout his life. FDR last visited Springwood in March 1945 and was buried in the rose garden adjacent to the house after his death on April 12, 1945. On fdrlibrary.org, it states that, "On Hyde Park, New York that included Springwood, its outbuildings, and the rose garden was opened to the public a year later." This shows that even while resting in peace, Roosevelt cannot actually rest in peace.

Book- Gross Rosen Concentration Camp May 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-11-04 20:27:23 UTC

On page 146, it states, "After a few months at Birkenau, we were told Auschwitz needed workers. Since Auschwitz was nearby, a sister camp to Birkenau, they marched us down the road and across the fields to get there." In this quote Yanek and other prisoners are being told that they are going to work at a camp, named Aushcwitz. They were not moved there by transportation, but they were forced to march there and work after working at Birkenau for a few months. This scene is important because it adds on to the story about how Nazis were to move people or things just to meet there own needs, without any care for the prisoners or Yanek. For Yanek, moving to another camp just means more suffering and working for more Nazis, but it will also show how we won't give up on himself and will keep going until he is free.

Internet- Aprill 11, 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-11-04 20:29:01 UTC

German actor Christian Quadflieg was born on April 11 1945 in Vaxjo, Sweden. Quadflieg's father was a German actor named Will Quadflieg who had played Faust opposite Guastaf Grundgens. His mother was Benita von Vegesack, a Swedish countess. He grew up in Hamburg, where he completed school with the Abitur. From 1974 he worked as freelance actor, playing at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg and the Volksbühne in Berlin, in Munich, Vienna and Zürich. Germany regularly with programmes of reading the work of various poets, such as Eduard Mörike, Heinrich Heine and Erich Kästner.^[1] He also recorded audio books. On wikipedia.org, it states that, "Guadflieg was married to the actress Renate Reger, who also played in Der Landarzt." This is important because it shows that when there were people struggling from inhumane orders, there were children barely born into the cruel world.

Internet- April 26, 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-11-06 00:06:04 UTC

On April 26, 1945 in a town called Fornovo di Taro, Italy which was about 8 miles to the southwest of Parma, Italy. The Battle of Collecchio-Fornovo had begun. The Battle of Collecchio-Fornovo was a battle of the Second World War between the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and the Italian partisans. ,The Allies defeated the Axis forces, which were attempting to break through to the north. On 28 April, the Brazilian 6th RCT followed up with an attack on Fornovo, with German General Otto Fretter-Pico surrendering the 148th Division, with almost 15,000 German and Fascist On deremilitari.org it states, "Italian troops at the morning on April 29 1949 the war had ended." This shows with patience and time you can do anything.

Internet- April 29, 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-11-06 00:06:54 UTC

Adolf Hitler's German Shepard "Blondi" died on April 29, 1945. Hitler had gotten Bloni as gift when she was a puppyfrom Martin Bormann in 1941. Hitler really adored Blondi, keeping her by his side and allowing her to sleep in his bed while in the bunker. Blondi played a role in Nazi propaganda by portraying Hitler as an animal lover. Dogs like Blondi were coveted as "germanische Urhunde", being close to the wolf, and became very fashionable during the Nazi era.On wikipedia it state, "Hitler kept Blondi even after his move into the Führerbunker located underneath the garden of the Reich Chancellery on January 16, 1945." This shows that even your average inhumane, selfish, cruel. jerks, they still like wholesome things. Hitler really adored Blondi, keeping her by his side and allowing her to sleep in his bed while in the bunker.

Internet- September 29, 1938

cchann0002 — 2024-11-06 00:07:09 UTC

On September 29, 1938 Wim Kok was born in Bergambacht (The Netherlands). Wim Kok served in the military of the Netherlands after Business School. In 1961 he was assistant international officer of the Netherlands Federation of Trade Unions (a socialist trade union confederation). He served as chairman of NVV and with the catholic trade union federation from 1973 until 1985. From 1979 to 1982 he also held the position of Chairman of the European Trade Union Confederation. From 1985 to 1986 he was visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Studies and advisor to the President of the European Commission. On clubdemadrid.org it states, "In 1986 Wim Kok became both a member of the Lower House of Parliament and the leader of the Labour Party." This is important because it shows the babies that had to go through torture at such a young age can later in life become sucessful.

Internet- March 2, 1948

cchann0002 — 2024-11-06 00:07:28 UTC

Austrian-born psychiatrist, Abraham Brill passed at the age of 73 years old. Mr Brill was one of the most influential American psychiatrists of the past century. His efforts and personal views were major factors in the development of psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis in the United States during the century’s first half. Brill left the Eastern European village of his childhood at the age of 14 and came, alone and without resources, to the United States and New York City to seek his fortune. By the time he was 29, he had graduated from the Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons and then trained in psychiatry and neurology. In 1907, he traveled to Europe to pursue the latest advances in psychiatry and became acquainted with the work of Sigmund Freud. Upon his return to New York

Internet- March 2, 1957

cchann0002 — 2024-11-06 00:08:08 UTC

Dito Tsintsadze is a Georgian film director and screenwriter who was born in March 2nd, 1957. He has directed thirteen films since 1988. In 2007 he was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. Dito Tsintsadze lives and works in Berlin since the year 1996. From 1975 to 1981 he studied film directing at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University under Eldar Shengelaia and Otar Iosseliani. Tsintsadze worked as an assistant director in the Kartuli Pilmi film studio until 1989 where he made his first feature in the "Guests". On wikipedia it states, "He received a special jury award – the Silver Alexander at the Thessaloniki Film Festival and the main prize at the Cottbus Film Festival." This shows that through perseverance you can achieve your goal and receive awards as well.

Internet- January 5, 1945

cchann0002 — 2024-11-06 00:12:34 UTC

Ala Gertner was born in Bedzin, Poland on March 12, 1912. On October 28, 1940 Gerter was ordered to report to the train station where she was deported to a Nazi labor camp. In 1941, Gertner was allowed to return home. She strted working in various local workshops and offices. She and Bernhard Holtz were married in the Sosnowiec Ghetto of Środula on may 22, 1943. On January 5, 1945 four women were hanged in Auschwitz. Other sources say that on January 6, 1945 was the date of the execution.This was the last public hanging at Auschwitz. Two weeks later, the camp was evacuated. On Wikipedia.org, it states "Gerter left no known survivors or family, but her 28 letters to a camp friend." This is important because it shows that when you are executed in the Holocaust, there will be nothing of you to be known.

Book- Few days later

cchann0002 — 2024-11-06 00:19:44 UTC

The death march is what the Nazis had the Jews do instead of taking a train to the next concentration camp. They had been moved this time because of the war. Because of the torture, Yenek becomes suicidal and wishes that one of these bombs the planes are dropping lands on all of them. They were given a piece of bread to last then 5 days. Day and night the soldiers had been marching with cozy jackets, and snow boots. As for the Jews were left with our wooden shoes, no socks, and our used stripped pajamas. When the sky went dark, the soldiers set up their camp and went to sleep, and we were outside sleeping in the snow. In the book it states that, "Snow was our only source of water, our only way to stay alive and not turn into musclemen." This shows that the Nazi soldiers would starve the Jews and not give them all water to stay alive.

Book- September 1938

cchann0002 — 2024-11-07 03:12:20 UTC

On September 1939, the Germans invaded Poland. The novel, Prisoner B-3087 states, "Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt this broadcast with the news that the German army has reached Krakow." Many Jews at the time heard this news but didn't leave, thinking that everything is going to be fine. This matters because the invasion of the Germans starts the hatred and torture of the Jews.

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cchann0002 — 2024-11-15 02:51:10 UTC