The Holocaust: The Diary Of Anne Frank

Diary of Anne Frank

The Holocaust was a very depressing time in the world during the 1940s. Anne Frank and her family were one of the millions of Jewish families that were affected by the Holocaust. The Frank family hid in a secret annex to keep away from being captured. They were also accompanied by one other family and one other friend. In this essay, you will see the hardships the families faced while being hidden away from the outside world. The Holocaust was a mass murdering of six million Jews by the Nazi party during World War 2. The Jews were murdered by several different methods. Some of the methods used were concentration camps and gas chambers. During the Holocaust, the Jews were forced to live in ghettos, where conditions were

Her family lived in Amsterdam when Hitler took over Germany. The Franks were Jewish, so they had to wear the Star of David to show that they were Jewish. To avoid being sent to a concentration camp or labor camp, the Franks went into hiding. They stayed in Mr. Frank’s old work place in a secret annex hidden behind a bookcase in Mr. Frank’s office. Mr. Frank’s assistant Miep was used as the family’s connection to the outside world. She would bring them anything they needed including, food, newspapers and any other materials they might have needed. Some friends of the Frank’s, the Van Daans, joined them in the annex to avoid being captured. Mr. Dussel, who was Miep’s dentist, also joined the families in the secret annex. With so many people living in the annex, it caused some problems and fighting. “For God’s sake! Quiet! Quiet! You want someone to hear?”, says Mr. Dussel, who is Anne’s roomate. This quote shows some of the problems they faced while in the annex. It was very dangerous to be loud, and Anne was having a terrible nightmare. As you could imagine, the family began to become tired of living together. It is shown by this quote from Anne found in the story, “We have been here now for one year, five months, and twenty-five days. It seems that our life is at a standstill.” After two years of hiding, they were found and sent to concentration