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April 15th 1923 Międzyrzec, Poland Irving Shapiro was born in this Polish city where the family had a prosperous lumber business and a home at 65 Lubalska Street. Międzyrzec was a significant Jewish community in the Lublin district. Before Irving's Home Town
Fall 1939 Terespol/Brest Irving and Abraham's parents sent them to walk 40 miles east toward the Russian border (location not exact, possibly today's Belarus) but they had to turn back. Before German - Soviet Partition of Poland
April 1940 Międzyrzec, Poland The Shapiro family continue to survive in ghetto in Międzyrzec, Poland During
August 25, 1942 Międzyrzec, Poland Nazi roundup of Jews. Irving and Abraham's mother, Mala Shapiro was taken in round up with many other extended family members to their deaths in Treblinka. See also Browning, Christorpher R., 1991, "Ordinary Men, Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland," pp. 134-140. During Operation Reinhard - liquidation of Jews in ghettos to the extermination camps
May 1-3, 1943 Lublin, Poland Nazi roundup of Jews. Irving and Abraham sent to Majdanek. Their father, Hershel, was sent to his death in Treblinka. During soh.sto003.00009
May 3, 1943 Majdanek, Poland Irving and Abraham were separated among the chaos on way to Majdanek. During
May 4, 1943 Majdanek, Poland Irving and Abraham arrive at Majdanek, later finding one another. (Exact dates not available.) They were put to work in camp. During Majdanek Concentration Camp
Sept. 15, 1943 Majdanek, Poland Irving loses track of Abraham. His name had been on a transport list to leave Majdanek, but Irving never found additional information. Irving searched for his brother for the rest of his life. During
Sept. 16, 1943 Auschwitz-Birkeneau, Poland Irving loaded on a transport to Birkeneau. (Exact dates not available.) Given prisoner no. 129564. During Some of the key events of 1943
July 15, 1944 Buna-Monowitz, Poland Irving was moved to Buna-Monowitz (Auschwitz III subcamp) to work in the I.G. Farben synthetic rubber factory. (Exact dates not available.) During Camp systems
Auschwitz systems
Auschwitz III or Buna - Monowitz camp
Americans bomb IG. Farben Synthetic Rubber Factor
January 15, 1945 Buna-Monowitz, Poland Russians approach Auschwitz and Irving and other prisoners marched out of camp with thin uniforms, wooden shoes and a loaf of bread. They walked for three days. During Death march out of Buna-Monowitz
January 18, 1945 Gliwice, Poland Irving was given responsibility to take care of a guard dog during the death march. The dog helped save his life. They stayed outside of Gliwice for 7 days.(Exact dates and timeframe not available.) During
February 1, 1945 Dora-Mittelbau, Germany Irving was loaded with approx. 12,000 individuals onto open, highsided boxcars with no roof. Train traveled through Poland, Austria, Czechoslovakia. (Exact dates not available.) During Dora-Mittelbau Concentration Camp
March 1945 Apollo-Berg, Germany Short stay at Dora-Mittelbau Concentration Camp with 6000 prisoners who survived the transport. Irving was then transferred by train transport to labor in tunnels in mountains near Berlin. (Exact place and dates not available.) During
April 15, 1945 Elbe River, Germany 80 mile death march to Elbe River. they were sent on a barge on the Elbe and then marched north to Neustadt port on the Baltic Sea. (Exact dates not available.) During
May 3, 1945 Neustadt, Germany Docked five miles off shore in the Baltic Sea. British fighters bombed the Copa Arcona boat. British ground forces reached Neustadt and rescued those who survived. During Marched and transported to the north in Germany to board the Cap Arcona ship at Neustadt
More on sinking of the Arcona
September 4, 1945 Neustadt, Germany Clara Zaltzman and Irving Shapiro were married in a Civil marraige in 1945 by the mayor of Neustadt. After
October 12, 1945 Bergen-Belsen, Germany Clara and Irving traveled to Bergen-Belsen to have a Brittish Rabbi officiate a Jewish wedding. After
October 18, 1945 Neustadt, Germany Return to Neustadt. After
August 25, 1946 Neustadt, Germany Daughter Tatiana was born in Neustadt, in the displaced persons camp After
1948 Montreal, Canada The Shaipro family immigrated from Germany to Canada after Irving claimed to be a tailor. Daughter Marlene was born. After
1958 Alliance, Nebraska The Shapiros immigrated from Canada to the US once permission was attained. Son, Hershel was born in Alliance. After
1955 Gering, Nebraska The family settled in Gering, Nebraska After
Berlin, Germany During
Międzyrzec, Poland to Terespol/Brest Before
Terespol/Brest to Międzyrzec, Poland Before
Międzyrzec, Poland to Lublin, Poland During
Lublin, Poland to Majdanek, Poland During
Majdanek, Poland to Auschwitz-Birkeneau, Poland During
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland to Buna-Monowitz, Poland During
Buna-Monowitz to Gliwice, Poland During
Gliwice, Poland to Dora-Mittelbau, Germany During
Dora-Mittelbau, Germany to Berlin, Germany During
Berlin, Germany to Apollo-Berg, Germany During
Apollo-Berg, Germany tp Elbe River, Germany During
Elbe River, Germany to Neustadt, Germany During
Neustadt, Germany to Bergen-Belsen, Germany After
Bergen-Belsen, Germany to Neustadt, Germany After
Neustadt, Germany to Montreal, Canada After
Montreal, Canada to Alliance, Nebraska After
Alliance, Nebraska to Gering, Nebraska After
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