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Opening of the Europe Restaurant
The narrator opened the Europe Restaurant at 4 Lanevunitska during the ghetto period.
Arrest of the restaurant operator
The narrator was arrested after Rumkowski learned of the unauthorized restaurant.
Narrator’s imprisonment
The unnamed narrator was thrown into prison and held with many others; the passage does not identify the perpetrator.
Freezing deaths in 1942
Hungry people froze to death during an unbearable winter in 1942.
Deportation to Auschwitz
The narrator was sent to Auschwitz in 1944.
Arrival at Birkenau
The narrator arrived at Birkenau while mass killing in the ovens was ending.
Nighttime visit to Auschwitz crematoria
Mashal Hasid and Yanek Tsinyan took the narrator to see Auschwitz crematoria.
Work in Chemnitz
The narrator worked as a mechanic in Auto Union munitions factories.
Friend shot during flight
A soldier shot and killed the narrator’s fleeing friend; the evidence does not establish that the soldier was German or that the killing occurred in the forest.
Rescue in the forest
American forces found the narrator in the forest.
Hospitalization in Pilsen
Hospitalization in Pilsen
Transport of selected girls to Reichland
Sixty-eight girls were selected and taken from Baluty Market to Reichland.
Transport to Poland
The group was transported to Poland, reportedly to a labor camp.
Arrival at Auschwitz
The group arrived at Auschwitz in spring 1943.
Six-week quarantine
The group was sent away for six weeks of quarantine and then dispersed among different barracks.
Liberation near Ravensbrück
The narrator was liberated in Germany near Ravensbrück in May 1949 by the Russians.
Return to Lodz
The narrator had returned to Lodz by June after liberation.
Menashe leaves Lodz and returns to Jaslo
Advocate Menashe left Lodz with his family and returned to Jaslo.
Police commissioner transferred
Police commissioner Biale was transferred to another place.
Children entered resort work
Some children entered the resort as workers after their ages were altered.
Clandestine workshop established
A small clandestine workshop with two machines operated at Fanewnicke 20.
Restoration as instructor
Rumkowski restored the narrator to an instructor position after an intervention.
Imprisonment at Kripo
The narrator was held under brutal conditions and released after seven days; the supplied quote does not establish that the detention occurred at Kripo.
Deportation of Lodz Jews to Auschwitz
Lodz Jews were deported to Auschwitz during liquidation of the ghetto.
Arrival of Wolhynian Germans in Lodz
Nazis brought Wolhynian Germans to Lodz, where they remained for three days.
German roundup for forced labor
German soldiers captured Jews for work and beat residents during the raid.
Escape of captured Jews
Captured Jews escaped from the labor truck.
Attempted arrest of Bela
The Gestapo came to arrest Bela, who jumped from a third-floor window.
Death of a child after eight days
A child died after refusing food and remaining in bed for eight days.
Detention in Auschwitz
The narrator reports spending three weeks in Auschwitz.
Arrival at Walderlust concentration camp
The narrator and others arrived at Walderlust concentration camp near Hanover.
Forced labor at concealed ammunition factory
Prisoners worked at a concealed ammunition factory in a salt mine.
Liberation
The narrator and others were liberated on April 18, 1948.
Assignment to a weaving factory
The narrator's block was assigned to work at a weaving factory; the evidence does not establish that Lahle personally participated.
Death of Yitzhak Einhorn
Yitzhak Einhorn died aged 72.
Stay in Warsaw
The narrator stayed in Warsaw for three months.