The Diary of Anne Frank

1. The Diary of Anne Frank - A Review of vocabulary - A review of anne frank’s life - Higher-order thinking questions https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/main-characters/anne-frank/

2. Contents • In this presentation, we will: • Discus vocabulary • Highlight Anne Frank’s life • Conclude with higher-order thinking questions

3. Vocabulary • tyranny – cruel and unjust rule or use of power • diary – a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences • conspicuous – obvious; noticeable • Holocaust – the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 - 1945

4. Vocabulary • immigrate – come into a new country and change residency • loathe – hate • unabashed – unembarrassed; unashamed

5. Vocabulary • indignantly – with anger caused by something felt to be unjust • deported – forcibly sent away (in this story to concentration camps and death camps) • fortify - strengthen

6. Vocabulary • genocide – the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. • carillon – a set of bells, each of which produces a single tone

7. The Life of Anne Frank • Anne was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Otto and Edith Frank. • Anne had one sister, Margot. The family lived in an apartment near Frankfurt. • The family fled to Amsterdam in the Netherlands after the Nazis seized power. • Under the command of Adolf Hitler, the Germans occupied Amsterdam in May 1940. https://www.holocaustmatters.org/top-infamous-nazi-party-members/

8. The Life of Anne Frank • In July 1942, German authorities and their Dutch collaborators began to exterminate Jews from throughout the Netherlands. • Jews were sent to concentration camps. • Jews were easily identified by a yellow Star of David. https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1939-1941/jewish-badge-decreed

9. The Life of Anne Frank • During July of 1942, Anne and her family went into hiding in an apartment which would eventually also hide four Dutch Jews; Hermann, Auguste, and Peter Van Pels, and Fritz Pfeffer. • For two years, they lived in a secret attic apartment behind the office of the family-owned business at 263 Prinsengracht Street, which Anne referred to in her diary as the “Secret Annex”. https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/secret-annex/

10. The Life of Anne Frank • Johannes Kleiman, Jan Gies, Miep Gies, Fritzi Frank were among those who helped hide the Franks for two years. • On August 4, 1944, the Gestapo (German Secret State Police) discovered the hiding place after being tipped off by an anonymous Dutch caller. • Otto Frank was the only survivor of the Frank family. https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/main-characters/miep-gies/

11. The Life of Anne Frank • Anne and her sister died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp just two months before it was liberated. • Edith died in Auschwitz in January 1945, just before the camp was liberated. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anne_frank_memorial_bergen_belsen.jpg

12. The Life of Anne Frank • Miep Gies held on to Anne’s diary and returned it to Otto after the war. • Anne’s diary, known as “Kitty,” has been published in many languages to remind others about the Holocaust https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/so-who-is-dear-kitty/

13. Higher-Order Thinking Questions • Hitler is widely acknowledged as one of the most evil people who has ever lived. Even during the time he was powerful, it was pretty clear that the things he was doing were very wrong. Why do you think people followed him? Explain. • Although it was difficult, there were many people, like Miep and Mr. Kraler, who did go against Hitler. What did they risk by doing this? What does this show about their characters? Explain.