Anne Frank

Anne Frank Anne Frank

Time lineTime line

19291929

Anne FrankAnne Frank is is bornborn to Otto and Edith to Otto and Edith FrankFrank

19331933

In March, the In March, the Franks moveFranks move to the to the NetherlandsNetherlands

Otto opens a Otto opens a businessbusiness

The kids go to The kids go to schoolschool

They feel safe and They feel safe and happyhappy

19401940

May 10May 10thth, , Germany Germany invades the invades the NetherlandsNetherlands

As a Jew, Otto can As a Jew, Otto can no longer own a no longer own a businessbusiness

19421942

All All JewsJews had to had to wearwear a a Star of DavidStar of David

Anne gets the diaryAnne gets the diary for her 13for her 13thth birthday birthday and begins writingand begins writing

Anne’s sister Anne’s sister Margot Margot gets a work ordergets a work order

The The FranksFranks go into go into hidinghiding

8 people go into hiding8 people go into hiding

Otto FrankOtto Frank Edith FrankEdith Frank

Anne FrankAnne Frank Margot FrankMargot Frank

Hermann van Pels, Otto Frank’s Hermann van Pels, Otto Frank’s business partnerbusiness partner

His wife Auguste van PelsHis wife Auguste van Pels Their son Peter van PelsTheir son Peter van Pels

Fritz Pfeffer, the dentist. His fiancee Fritz Pfeffer, the dentist. His fiancee did not go into hiding since she did not go into hiding since she wasn’t Jewish.wasn’t Jewish.

19441944

August 4, August 4, they are they are discovered and discovered and arrested.arrested.

Their Their helpershelpers are are thrown thrown in prisonin prison..

19441944

August 8, August 8, all 8all 8 people who were in people who were in hiding are hiding are sentsent on on a train a train toto WesterbrokWesterbrok Transit Transit CampCamp

September 1944September 1944

Herman Herman van Pels is van Pels is gassed at gassed at AuschwitzAuschwitz since he since he can’t do hard labor.can’t do hard labor.

October 1944October 1944

Fritz Fritz PfefferPfeffer is is moved to moved to Neuengamme Neuengamme concentration concentration camp. He camp. He dies on dies on Dec. 20Dec. 20thth due to due to illness.illness.

January 1945January 1945

Edith FrankEdith Frank watches watches her children leave her children leave Auschwitz, becomes Auschwitz, becomes ill, and dies.ill, and dies.

March 1945March 1945

MargotMargot Frank Frank diesdies in Bergen- in Bergen-Belsen Belsen concentration concentration camp from camp from typhustyphus..

March 1945March 1945

Anne Frank diesAnne Frank dies in Bergen-Belsen in Bergen-Belsen of typhusof typhus shortly shortly after Margot.after Margot.

Just 3 weeks Just 3 weeks later, the British later, the British liberate the liberate the camp.camp.

May 5, 1945May 5, 1945

Peter van Pels Peter van Pels diesdies of exhaustion of exhaustion in Mauthausen in Mauthausen concentration concentration camp in Austria.camp in Austria.

April 9 to May 8, 1945April 9 to May 8, 1945

Auguste van Pels Auguste van Pels diesdies in Germany in Germany or Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovakia during this time.during this time.

Otto Frank is the only Otto Frank is the only survivorsurvivor

He returns to AmsterdamHe returns to Amsterdam

Otto Frank with the helpers Otto Frank with the helpers who also survived the warwho also survived the war

June 25, 1947June 25, 1947

Otto Frank publishes Anne’s diaryOtto Frank publishes Anne’s diary:: ““If she were here, Anne would be so If she were here, Anne would be so

proud.”proud.”