Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who died during the Holocaust at age 15. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany on June 12, 1929. Her full name was Annelies Marie Frank and she lived with her parents Otto and Edith and older sister Margot. The Nazi government took control of Germany in 1933 under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.…
On August 4, 1944 a Dutch police officer found out were the Franks had been from an anonymous person(“Holocaust History”).That same day, the police officer raided the secret annex arrested the Franks but dropped Anne’s diary(“Miep Gies”).To keep Anne’s diary alive Miep recovered the diary and kept it in her personal drawer.(5)After about a month, the Franks were sent to concentration camps.(Laquer 222-23)Margot ,Anne’s sister, and Anne were sent to labor camps in…
Miep Gies was a Dutch citizen that hid Anne Frank and her Jewish family during the Holocaust. When Adolf Hitler, a German Dictator, and his soldiers began the Holocaust, The Franks decided to go into hiding and Miep Gies agreed to be their helper. Gies was aware that the punishment for hiding a Jew was the death penalty, however she sacrificed her life, remained loyal to the Franks, and stood for what she knew was right. This is why Miep Gies should be considered a hero and admired for the sacrifices she made.…
Annelies Marie Frank born June 12, 1929 in Germany is known though the world for her diary, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. A Young Jewish girl who wrote about how her family was hiding for two years during the German occupation of the Netherlands which was ended published by her father.…
On May 12, 1889, a young Jewish man by the name of Otto Frank was born. This birth took place in the big city of Frankfurt, Germany. He was born to a family of one older brother named Robert. Then, later came along a younger brother, named Herbert. A little while later, he was followed by a little sister named Helen. His mother went by the name of Alice Betty Stern, then to marry Micheal Frank and take the family name. Otto grew up with a relatively normal Jewish childhood. Later in life, he graduated high school. Then, he spent a summer studying art history at the university of Heidelberg.…
Anne and Margot were sent to the same camp while her mother and father were sent elsewhere. Years later, her father; Otto Frank being the only remaining Frank discovered Anne’s diary and the depth of her thoughts, ambitions, dreams, and intelligence which even he was shocked to discover. Anne Frank often represents the many people who died during the Holocaust, showing people that these victims were actual humans and it really happened. This gave her the title, “The Face of the Holocaust”.…
They had spent two years of their life in the Secret Annex for all to come to end because they were found just weeks before the end of World War Two. Mr.Frank was the only one of the eight hiding to survive the camps. He later returned to the Annex and found Anne’s famous diary. Anne, Margot, and Mrs.Van Daan died in Bergen-Belsen. Furthermore, Mrs.Frank, Mr.Van Daan died in the dreaded extermination camp of Auschwitz. Additionally, Peter Van Daan deceased at Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Austria. Finally, Mr.Dussel died of Enterocolitis in Neuengamme, Germany. For those two years communication with outsiders was very limited. Therefore, they had found other ways to pass the abundant amount of hours during the two years of their hiding. Think if you were one of the eight people in the…
Everyone has hope in something whether it is possible or seemingly impossible. Anne Frank and Frederick Douglass, among many differences and similarities, both had hope in something others may not have believed to be possible. They never gave up their hope that they so desperately clung to when they were in bondage.…
The time during the Holocaust brought the Frank family much difficulties. They had to be fearful about everything.They were always scared of being caught by the Gestapo. They had to be careful about what they were doing and how loud they were talking. They were always scared of what would happen if someone knew where they were living. While they were living in the Annex they couldn’t do much as I had mentioned. They didn’t have normal dinners or normal clothes like other normal families had. In the secret annex there was a tight schedule. The Annex was located in an empty section of the builing that Mr. Frank worked in.…
Her life was extremely important because of the events that happened before her family went into hiding. Anne was born on June 12th, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. (eLibrary) She lived in the outskirts of Frankfurt till she was 4 years old. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) Then in 1933, Otto Frank, her father decided to move to Holland or Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Rol and Verhoeven, 22) Her mother, Edith Frank, and Margot, her older sister, went to Amsterdam in December and Anne stayed with her grandmother in Aachen till February, 1934. (Rol and Verhoeven, 22) She also began schooling in 1934. (Rol and Verhoeven, 24) Meanwhile, Germany doesn’t want Jewish people in their country. There are more and more…
He found out that he was the only one who survived the Holocaust, and this led him to do great things (“Otto Frank Biography”). After the Holocaust Otto devoted himself to human rights, and making Anne’s story famous ("The Story of Anne Frank: Otto Frank's Struggle for Reconciliation"). Otto gave Anne a diary when they went into hiding, so she could record her thoughts and feelings (“Otto Frank”). After the Holocaust Otto published the diary in 1947, under the title “The Diary of a Young Girl”. He also created an organization called the “Anne Frank Fonds” to spread knowledge about how the Holocaust affected innocent people, and how important peace is (“Otto Frank Biography”). Otto inspired thousands by answering their letters about questions they had about Anne’s diary. He often wrote back and said, “I hope Anne’s book will have an effect on the rest of your life so that as it is possible in your own circumstances, you will work for unity and peace.” (“The Story of Anne Frank: Otto Frank’s Struggle for Reconciliation”) Otto impacted many by publishing Anne’s diary, creating the organization, and by writing letters back answering their questions. He influenced kids and adults around the world to keep peace and unity in the…
In The city of Amsterdam in 1942, Miep Gies (1909-2010) was an office assistant to a gentleman named Otto Frank. During this time Miep Gies led the ordinary life of a young woman during World War II. She was a reliable secretary, enjoyed many social activities, and was well loved by her friends, family, and foster family. One afternoon, Miep Gies, by answering an immediate yes to a question put forth to her by Otto Frank, began the rise of the legend that is Anne Frank. The following essay will give the example of how an ordinary life can give rise to a legend.…
Anne Frank, an inspiring girl with lots of dreams! Anne was one of the millions of Jewish people that perished because of the Holocaust. She was born on June, 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. When World War II began the Jewish race lost a lot of privileges and opportunities. Like being able to use public transit, to then being able to be outside at all. The German empire began to relocate Jewish people to concentration camps, which left them in horrible living conditions until they perished. In 1942 Anne and the rest of the Frank family went into hiding. They hid in a place that is known as the "Secret Annex" until 1944 when the Nazi's located their hiding place and arrested them. Sending them all of to concentration camps where the whole family besides Otto…
Do you know who Anne Frank is? Anne Frank was a young girl that when she was little Anne her mother Edith, her father Otto, and her sister Margot. They had to go into hiding during the world war ll. Annelies Frank is another name she was well known for. She was born on June twelfth 1929 and she died in February 1945 the was not 100% known. At the end of her diary before she had died she wrote the quote in it “ In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.”…
Initially, Anne Frank was a young and lively teenager who lived through the last years of her life hidden away from the Nazis in the attic of a building. Anne Frank was thirteen years old when her older sister Margot received a call up…