Anne Frank
English, 8th grade
Daniel Boone Middle School
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Anne Frank is arguably the most
recognized name regarding The Holocaust
of World War II.
 The Diary of Anne Frank was published in
1952 in the U.S.
 Her book has been turned into several
movies and a Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
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Anne Frank
Born June 12, 1929
 Hid with her family and four
others for 25 months.
 Diary she kept during that time later
translated into 67 languages.
 Died in March of 1945 of Typhus in
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in
Germany.
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Where the Franks Hid
Originally from
Germany
Moved to
Amsterdam,
Holland
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World War II
1939-1945
THE ALLIES
 Great Britain
 France
 The United States
 Russia
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THE AXIS POWERS
 Germany
 Japan
 Italy
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Going into Hiding
Mr. Frank transferred business
 Prepared hiding place for two years
 Eight people (two families) hid
 Hid from July 9, 1942, to August 4, 1944
(25 months, or 757 days)
 Could not leave building -- ever
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The Secret Annex
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Amsterdam, Holland
Spice warehouse
Families hid in rear of building
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The Secret Annex residents
Edith Frank
Anne Frank
Otto Frank
Margot Frank
Peter van Pels
(Peter van
Daan)
Fritz Pfeffer
Hermann van Pels
Auguste van Pels
(Mr. Dussel)
(Mr. van Daan)
(Mrs. van Daan)
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What happened to them
Died, typhus, March 1945, Bergen-Belsen
Anne Frank
Died, March 1945, Bergen-Belsen (before Anne)
 Margo Frank
Died, January 1945, Auschwitz, starvation
 Edith Frank
Survived camps – died in 1980
 Otto Frank
Died Dec. 20, 1944, Neuengamme, starvation
 Fritz Pfeffer
 Hermann van Pels Died October, 1944, Auschwitz, gas chambers
 Auguste van Pels Died April, 1945, Theresienstadt, unknown
Died, May 1945, Mauthausen, illness
 Peter van Pels
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Who turned them in?
Anton Ahlers
Dutch Nazi, knew Otto Frank
 Willem Van Maaren
warehouse worker
 Lena Hartog
warehouse cleaning woman
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Book/play
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Diary of Anne Frank
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“Diary of Anne Frank” the play
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
1955
Pulitzer Prize for drama
We will read the play in class
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Did You Know?
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The Diary of Anne Frank is No. 3 on the
all-time best-seller list.
 Originally publishers turned it down.
 Anne wanted to be a journalist and write a
book about the Secret Annex after the
war.
 Last train to Auschwitz
 Caught two weeks before Holland
liberated
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Anne Frank links
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Anne Frank Center
www.annefrank.com
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Anne Frank House
www.annefrank.org
Virtual Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTpXf5Np3Pw&feature=channel
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Anne Frank video
Anne Frank in Amsterdam via YouTube - Sue Frause - Travel Vivant:
Aisle or Window? - True/Slant
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