© 2009 Universal Press Syndicate release dates: July 25-31 30-1 (09) from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate Eighty years ago this summer, in Frankfurt, Germany, a baby girl was born. The story of her short life would later touch millions of readers. Perhaps a teacher has read parts of “The Diary of a Young Girl” to you. The author of the diary, Anne Frank, wrote about her experiences during the Holocaust (HOLE-uh-kahst) in Europe in the 1940s. She would have turned 80 years old last month. This week, The Mini Page remembers Anne Frank and finds out more about her life and her famous book. Family life Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929. She was the daughter of Otto and Edith Frank. Otto sold spices and other ingredients for making sausages. Anne’s sister, Margot (MAR-goh), was three years older than Anne. The Franks were Jewish*, but they were not very religious. They lived in an area with families of many different faiths. * Jewish people practice a religion called Judaism (JU-duh-ism). Move to Amsterdam In the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party took power in Germany. Hitler believed that Jewish people were trying to take over the world. He wanted to create a world that didn’t include Jews. When Hitler became chancellor, or leader, of Germany in 1933, Otto Frank decided he must move his family away from Germany. In 1934, Anne and her family moved to Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Nazi invasion In 1934, Anne started school in Amsterdam. She loved reading and writing. She had many friends at school. But in 1940, Germany invaded, or took over, the Netherlands. The German government segregated, or separated, Jews from other citizens. Anne and Margot had to switch to a Jewish school. Jews were not allowed to see movies in theaters. Anne’s father had to sell his business to a non-Jew so that it wouldn’t be taken over by the Nazis. World War II Germany had invaded other countries too. In 1939, after Germany attacked Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Other countries, including the United States, joined the fight later. World War II ended in 1945. A Historical Diary Meet Anne Frank Please include all of the appropriate registered trademark symbols and copyright lines in any publication of The Mini Page ® . The Star of David is a symbol of the Jewish faith. Anne Frank came to believe that her diary might be an important record of the way Dutch people suffered under German rule. photo courtesy AFS/AFF, Amsterdam/Basel
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Eighty years ago this summer, inFrankfurt, Germany, a baby girl wasborn. The story of her short life wouldlater touch millions of readers.
Perhapsa teacherhas readparts of“The Diaryof a YoungGirl” toyou. Theauthor of the diary, Anne Frank, wroteabout her experiences during theHolocaust (HOLE-uh-kahst) in Europein the 1940s. She would have turned 80years old last month.
This week, The Mini Page remembersAnne Frank and finds out more abouther life and her famous book.Family life
Anne Frank was born on June 12,1929. She was the daughter of Otto andEdith Frank. Otto sold spices and otheringredients for making sausages. Anne’ssister, Margot (MAR-goh), wasthree years older than Anne.
The Franks were Jewish*,but they were not veryreligious. They lived in anarea with families of manydifferent faiths.* Jewish people practicea religion called Judaism(JU-duh-ism).
Move to AmsterdamIn the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi
Party took power in Germany. Hitlerbelieved that Jewish people were tryingto take over the world. He wanted tocreate a world that didn’t include Jews.
When Hitler became chancellor, orleader, of Germany in 1933, Otto Frankdecided he must move his family awayfrom Germany. In 1934, Anne and herfamily moved to Amsterdam, in theNetherlands.
Nazi invasionIn 1934, Anne started school in
Amsterdam. She loved reading andwriting. She had many friends at school.
But in 1940, Germany invaded, ortook over, the Netherlands. The Germangovernment segregated, or separated,Jews from other citizens. Anne andMargot had to switch to a Jewish school.Jews were not allowed to see movies intheaters. Anne’s father had to sell hisbusiness to a non-Jew so that it wouldn’tbe taken over by the Nazis.World War II
Germany had invaded other countriestoo. In 1939, after Germany attackedPoland, Britain and France declared waron Germany. Other countries, includingthe United States, joined the fight later.
World War II ended in 1945.
A Historical Diary
Meet Anne Frank
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Anne Frank came to believe that her diarymight be an important record of the wayDutch people suffered under German rule.
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Most historians believe World War IIbegan when Germany invaded Polandin 1939. The leader of Germany, AdolfHitler, wanted to take over other partsof Europe, too.
Hitler believedthat certain peoplewere not goodenough to live. Forinstance, he thoughtdisabled children andadults, members ofsome races, andpeople who practicedcertain religions should beexterminated, or killed. Jewish peoplewere among those Hitler believed werenot worthy of living.First steps
Hitler began by restricting, orlimiting, what Jews could do. They couldno longer be lawyers or newspapereditors. Jewish people could not ownbusinesses.
All Jews were forced tosew a yellow star ontotheir clothing so theycould be identified.
Families separatedMen and
women usuallylived separatelyin the camps.Children mightbe taken awayfrom their parents. People who were toosick or old to work were killed.
Doctors used the prisoners formedical experiments.
What Was the Holocaust?
Concentration campsLater, Hitler’s government set up
prisons, called concentration camps,where Jews and others were sent.
When they arrived, prisoners had togive up all their possessions. Some hadtheir heads shaved.
While they were there, they had towork hard. Often it was cold, and theyhad only thin clothing. The prisonersgot very little to eat. Many were killed.
Words that remind us of Anne Frank are hidden in the block below. Somewords are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are usedtwice. See if you can find: DIARY, ANNE, FRANK, GERMANY, JEWISH,BIRTHDAY, HOLOCAUST, AMSTERDAM, HITLER, CHANCELLOR,SEGREGATED, WAR, STAR, CONCENTRATION, CAMP, SECRET,ANNEX, SISTER, HELPERS, LIBERATE, OTTO.
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These men were photographed atthe Buchenwald concentration campin Germany when U.S. soldiers cameto liberate, or free, them in April1945. They slept in wooden bunks.Most people in the camps becamevery thin, and many died of diseaseor starvation.About 6 million Jews died inconcentration camps.
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Have you ever kept a diary or journal?Some kids like to write in a diary. Theycan write about things that happen tothem during the day, how they feelabout people and events in their lives,and hopes they have for the future.
The Franks, the van Pels family (called vanDaan in the diary) and Fritz Pfeffer (calledAlbert Dussel in the diary) lived in the secretannex for about two years. A swingingbookcase hid the door to their hiding place.
Trying to get alongA few days later, Anne’s family
welcomed the van Pels family into thehiding place. Auguste, Hermann andPeter, who was 16, lived on the top floor.
The Franks and the van Pelseslearned quickly how hard it is to getalong when you’re confined, or lockedup, in close quarters with other people.Anne wrote in her diary aboutarguments between the residents of thesecret annex. She became jealous of hersister, who never seemed to get introuble.
In November, the group grew to eightpeople when an elderly dentist, FritzPfeffer, moved in. Margot moved to acamp bed, and Dr. Pfeffer slept inAnne’s room.
Into HidingLoyal helpers
The Franks, the van Pels family andDr. Pfeffer could not have survived intheir hiding place without helpers. Fouremployees of Otto Frank’s formerbusiness brought the group food andnews of what was happening inAmsterdam and around the world.
Helping the Jews meant taking a bigrisk. If their acts had been discovered,they might have been killed.Discovery
Anne and the other residents of thesecret annex avoided being caught untilAugust 1944. Someone who has neverbeen identified informed the Germanpolice about the secret annex.
The Franks, van Pelses and Dr.Pfeffer were arrested and were sent toAuschwitz, a concentration camp inPoland. Later, Anne, Margot andAuguste van Pels were sent to anothercamp, Bergen-Belsen, in Germany.
Anne’s mother died at Auschwitz.Margot became very sick at Bergen-Belsen and died in March 1945. Annedied a few days later. She was 15 yearsold.
Sometime in April, British troopsliberated the remaining prisoners atBergen-Belsen.A famous diary
When Miep Gies,one of the helpers tothe Frank family,returned to the annexafter their arrest, shefound Anne’s diaryamong her things onthe floor. She kept itand returned it to Otto Frank, who hadsurvived Auschwitz. An edited versionof the diary was published in 1947.
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The Mini Page thanks Maureen McNeil,director of education at The Anne FrankCenter USA, for help with this issue.
On Anne Frank’s 13th birthday in 1942, shereceived a diary as a gift. Her first entries inthe diary were about her birthday partiesand other gifts.
At first, Anne didn’t think anyonewould care about her diary. She wrote:“(L)ater on neither I nor anyone elsewill be interested in the musings of a13-year-old schoolgirl. Oh well, it doesn’tmatter. I feel like writing, and I have aneven greater need to get all kinds ofthings off my chest.”Planning their escape
Anne’s father, Otto Frank, knewthings would get worse for Jews inAmsterdam. He began to plan for hisfamily to go into hiding on July 16,1942.
But on July 8, Margot Frank receiveda letter from the government. It orderedher to report to a “work camp.” Herfamily knew this meant a concentrationcamp.
The family put on several layers ofclothing. They gave other possessions toloyal friends who had promised to helpthem. Then they walked to Otto Frank’soffice building, where he and others hadprepared a “secret annex” for the family.
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