Reading 3
Tuesday, 10 November,
1942- Sunday 13 June, 1942
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Tuesday, November 10, 1942
 Anne
discusses how Mr. Dussel, a Jewish dentist, will
be joining them in hiding.
 Real name: Fritz Pfeffer
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Fritz was originally from Germany, but moved to
Amsterdam to escape the Nuremburg laws, which
prohibited him from marrying his girlfriend, Charlotta
Kaletta, who was Catholic.
Fritz was Miep's dentist and when it became clear that
it was no longer safe in Nazi-occupied Holland, he
asked her if she knew of a safe hiding
place
Charlotta never knew where Fritz was
hiding, but they were able to exchange
letters through Miep.
Tuesday, 17 November, 1942
 Mr.
Dussel arrives at the Annexe.
 Explain
how Mr. Dussel is tricked into coming to the
Annexe? (50)
 Dussel
cannot believe the Franks are there; he
believed the rumor about them escaping to
Belgium.
 The inhabitants have written a “Guide to the ‘Secret
Annexe’” that humorously tells Dussel what to
expect while in hiding.
Thursday, 19 November, 1942
 Dussel
and Anne will share a bedroom.
 Anne feels that Dussel is “very slow on the uptake”
(53)
 Dussel tells the group about how conditions in the
outside word (53-54)
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Describes how the SS are going door to door to locate
Jews and send them to camps
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 Anne
SS men sometimes are able to be bribed
is able to sometimes see the groups walking
by
 She feels extremely guilty for being in hiding while so
many others, including her friends, are in Nazi
camps.
Friday, 20 November, 1942
 The
annexe has begun to feel gloomy from Dussel’s
stories about what is happening to friends and
family not in hiding.
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Miep wouldn’t tell them anything because she doesn’t
want to hurt them.
 Anne
begins to feel miserable and lonely (55)
28 November, 1942
 The
annexe has used too much power and is in
danger of having their electricity cut off for two
weeks.
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Gas & Electricity had been rationed since 1941.
If a home used too much of either, they would lose
their service.
 Anne’s
new hobby is to use binoculars to peer into
the windows of other houses, so she can be
reminded of what normal people do.
 Anne
does not enjoy living with Dussel– she feels he
is too strict
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He tattles on her behavior to Mrs. Frank or Mrs. Van
Daan.
7 December, 1942
 Those
in the annexe celebrate
Chanuka and St. Nicholas’s day
 Chanuka
(Chanukah, Hanukah):
Eight-day Jewish festival of lights
 Celebrates of the rededication of the
Temple of Jerusalem in 165 B.C.
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The Story of Hannukah
 St.
Nicholas Day: December 6
Traditional day for Christmas gift
giving in the Netherlands and
other northern European countries.
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Thursday, 10 December, 1942
 The
group buys a case of meat to preserve as
sausages, with the help of Mr. Van Daan
 Dussel
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begins to attend to the group’s teeth.
Mrs. Van Daan’s teeth are very bad
As Dussel is examining her, the scraper gets stuck in her
tooth.
Tuesday, 22 December, 1942
 The
government is giving everyone an extra ½ lb of
butter for the Christmas holiday.
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Since the group has purchased 4 illegal ration books,
each of the 8 people will get ¼ lb.
 Anne
and Dussel continue to have a strained
relationship.
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Dussel shushes her constantly, even during the night.
He wakes Anne up early so he can exercise and get
dressed.
Wednesday, 13 January, 1943
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The roundups of Jews continue on.
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The young Dutch Gentile (non-Jewish) men are being
taken to fight in the Nazi army.
Anne feels guilty for having a safe hiding place.
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Children return home from school to find their parents gone.
Women return from shopping to find their families have
been taken.
She describes how children do not have warm clothes,
food, and heat.
They beg for food on the street.
“I could go on for hours about all the suffering the war
has brought, but then I would only make myself more
dejected. There is nothing we can do but wait as calmly
as we can til the misery comes to an end. Jews and
Christians wait, the whole earth waits; and there are
many who wait for death (64).
 Anne
describes hearing the Allied bombers fly over
the Netherlands on their way from England to
targets in Germany
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Allies bombed docks, factories, and transportation
centers in the Netherlands
Germans defended vulnerable targets with A.A.
(antiaircraft) guns
27 February 1943
 Henk
brings the group a letter from the Dutch
bishops.
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On Sunday, February 21, 1943, Dutch bishops issued a
letter to their followers, which was read in all Catholic
churches in the Netherlands (and some Protestant
churches as well)
Protested the rounding up of young people & the
persecution of the Jews.
 The
building has been bought by a new owner,
who wanted to look at the building. Mr. Koophuis
tells the owner he forgot the key.
Wednesday, 10 March, 1943
 The
AA guns scare Anne, so she sleeps in her
parents’ bed with them.
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Mrs. Frank sticks up for Anne, and lights a candle so it is
not as dark and frightening.
 Mrs.
Van Daan is convinced there are burglars in
the attic.
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Turns out to be a swarm of large rats
Peter is bit by one as he climbs down the ladder
Peter’s cat, Mouschi, is put into the attic to take care
of the rats.
Friday, 12 March, 1943
 Food
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becomes a problem.
Anne is sick of beans
No bread
Cigarette shortage
 Anne
is reading The Knock at the Door by Ina
Boudier-Bakker
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“The story of the family is exceptionally well-written.
Apart from that, it is about war, writers, the
emancipation of women; and quite honestly I’m not
awfully interested” (70).
 Anne
is growing so fast her shoes do not fit her.
Friday, 19 March, 1943
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Anne describes the propaganda on the radio called
Führer aller German which talks to wounded soldiers:
 “The wounded seemed to be proud of their wounds—
the more the better. One of them felt so moved at
being able to shake hands with the Führer (that is, if he
still had a hand!) that he could hardly get the words
out of his mouth” (72).
Thursday, 25 March, 1943
 Peter
alerts the group that there may be burglars in
the warehouse.
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Otto, Peter, & Mr. Van Daan go to investigate.
The wireless was tuned to the British channel and there
were chairs around the radio to listen.
 Would
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clue the police into the others in the Annexe.
is no one in the warehouse.
Saturday, March 27, 1943
 Anne
has become interested in studying Greek &
Roman mythology
 Hanns Rauter: head of the German SS (Nazi militia)
and police in the Netherlands.
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“’All Jews must be out of the German-occupied
countries before July 1. Between April 1 and May 1 the
province of Utrecht must be cleaned out [as if Jews
were cockroaches]. Between May 1 and June 1 the
provinces of North and South Holland’” (75)
 Euphemism:
the substitution of a mild, indirect,
or vague expression for one thought to be
offensive, harsh, or blunt
 What euphemism does Rauter use?
Thursday, 1 April, 1943
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Most of the Annexe helpers are sick
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Mr. Koophuis has stomach issues, and needs to stay in bed
for three weeks
Elli has the flu
Mr. Vossen has a stomach ulcer and needs to be
hospitalized.
Otto is worried about an important business
meeting that Mr. Koophuis was supposed to
lead for him.
- Mr. Kraler is going to be in the
meeting instead, but doesn’t have full
knowledge of the issues.
 Otto, Margot, and Anne press their ears to
the floor to try to hear the meeting in the office
below
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Johannes Kleiman
aka“Mr. Koophuis”
Friday, 2 April, 1943
 Otto
cannot come to say Anne’s goodnight prayers
with her so Edith offers to help.
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When Anne refuses, Edith begins to tear up and says “I
don’t want to be cross, love cannot be forced” (77).
 What
do you think this means?
 How do you think Edith is feeling at this moment?
 Anne
blames her mother for her cold feelings
Tuesday, 27 April, 1943
 The
housemates are quarrelling
 Mr. Vossen is still in the hospital.
 Mr. Koophuis is not longer on bed rest.
 Anne
discussed how the air raids are getting
heavier on German towns and the AA guns keep
her awake.
 The food is meager and miserable
 Willem
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Sandberg:
a Dutch artist and designer
Sandberg, along with the help of a printer, Frans
Duwaer, produced fake papers to help people avoid
arrest.
Sandberg was such a talented designer that even
experts could not identify the fakes.
They could only be verified through the Civil Registry
Office
Along with four others, he attempted to burn down
the Central Civil Registry Office in Amsterdam
on March 27, 1943.
Sandberg escaped arrested; the other four
arsonists were shot by the Gestapo.
Saturday, 1 May, 1943
 Anne
remarks on the lack of manners they now
have in the annexe.
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They have used the same tablecloth.
The Van Daans have slept on the same sheet all winter
Otto’s tie and trousers are frayed
Edith’s corsets have split; Margot’s bras are too small
for her.
Anne’s clothes are too small for her too because she is
growing.
Anne is so afraid of the air raids that she has packed a
suitcase to leave
 “’Where
will you escape to?’” - Edith
Tuesday, 18 May, 1943
 Anne
witnesses an air battle between German and
British planes
 They must burn their garbage instead of throwing it
away so that no one is alerted to their presence.
 The
Nazis have made students sign a loyalty oath
that they are in favor of the New Order.
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Required if they want to graduate or continue their
studies.
80% have refused to sign.
 They
are being sent to a labor camp in Germany.
Sunday, 13 June, 1943
 Anne’s
birthday arrives.
 Otto writes her a poem
about how Anne needs to
take the advice of adults in
order to keep the peace.
 She is also given sweets
and a book on mythology.