Anne Frank Remembered - You. Tube. Playlists werden geladen.. Anne Frank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Annelies Marie Frank (German pronunciation. For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here at last is Miep Geis's own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep Gies and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. ABOUT ANNE FRANK Remarkably, this is the first ever eye-witness account of the life and legacy of Anne Frank. Combining personal testimony, never-before-seen photos, previously undiscovered family letters, rare. This moving documentary tells the story of Anne Frank, the teenage Holocaust victim whose diary has been read by millions. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, the film features archival footage, diary excerpts read by. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously following the publication of her diary, The Diary of a Young Girl (originally Het Achterhuis; English: The Secret Annex), which documents her life in hiding from 1. German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. It is one of the world's most widely known books and has been the basis for several plays and films. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she lived most of her life in or near Amsterdam, Netherlands, having moved there with her family at an early age when the Nazis gained control over Germany. Born a German national, Frank lost her citizenship in 1. By May 1. 94. 0, the Franks were trapped in Amsterdam by the German occupation of the Netherlands. As persecutions of the Jewish population increased in July 1. Anne's father worked. From then until the family's arrest by the Gestapo in August 1. Anne kept a diary she had received as a birthday present, and wrote in it regularly. Anne Frank Remembered has 50,379 ratings and 560 reviews. Chris said: If a person has heard Miep Gies speak, this book is extactly like her speech. Read a free sample or buy Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies. You can read this book with iBooks on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. Following their arrest, the Franks were transported to concentration camps. In October or November 1. Anne and her sister, Margot, were transferred to Bergen- Belsen concentration camp from Auschwitz, where they died (probably of typhus) a few months later. They were originally estimated by the Red Cross to have died in March, with Dutch authorities setting 3. March as their official date of death, but research by the Anne Frank House in 2. February. It was translated from its original Dutch version and first published in English in 1. The Diary of a Young Girl, and has since been translated into over 6. Early life. Frank was born Annelies or Anneliese Marie Frank on 1. June 1. 92. 9 in Frankfurt, Germany, during the Weimar Republic, to Edith (n. She had an older sister, Margot. The Franks were liberal Jews, and did not observe all of the customs and traditions of Judaism. They lived in an assimilated community of Jewish and non- Jewish citizens of various religions. Edith was the more devout parent, while Otto was interested in scholarly pursuits and had an extensive library; both parents encouraged the children to read. Memorial stone in front of the Aachen house where Anne stayed with her grandmother. The apartment block on the Merwedeplein where the Frank family lived from 1. In 1. 93. 3, after Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party won the federal election, Edith Frank and the children went to stay with Edith's mother, Rosa, in Aachen. Otto Frank remained in Frankfurt, but after receiving an offer to start a company in Amsterdam, he moved there to organize the business and to arrange accommodations for his family. He began working at the Opekta Works, a company that sold fruit extract pectin, and found an apartment on the Merwedeplein (Merwede Square) in the Rivierenbuurt neighborhood of Amsterdam. By February 1. 93. Edith and the children had joined him in Amsterdam. The Franks were among 3. Jews who fled Germany between 1. After moving to Amsterdam, Anne and Margot Frank were enrolled in school. Margot demonstrated ability in arithmetic, and Anne showed aptitude for reading and writing. Anne's friend, Hanneli Goslar, later recalled that from early childhood, Frank frequently wrote, although she shielded her work with her hands and refused to discuss the content of her writing. In 1. 93. 8, Otto Frank started a second company, Pectacon, which was a wholesaler of herbs, pickling salts, and mixed spices, used in the production of sausages. Hermann van Pels was employed by Pectacon as an advisor about spices. A Jewish butcher, he had fled Osnabr. In 1. 93. 9, Edith Frank's mother came to live with the Franks, and remained with them until her death in January 1. In May 1. 94. 0, Germany invaded the Netherlands, and the occupation government began to persecute Jews by the implementation of restrictive and discriminatory laws; mandatory registration and segregation soon followed. Otto Frank tried to arrange for the family to emigrate to the United States . Anne became a friend of Jacqueline van Maarsen in the Lyceum. In April 1. 94. 1, Otto took action to prevent Pectacon from being confiscated as a Jewish- owned business. He transferred his shares in Pectacon to Johannes Kleiman and resigned as director. The company was liquidated and all assets transferred to Gies and Company, headed by Jan Gies. In December, Otto followed a similar process to save Opekta. The businesses continued with little obvious change and their survival allowed Otto to earn a minimal income, but sufficient to provide for his family. Time period chronicled in the diary. Before going into hiding. For her thirteenth birthday on 1. June 1. 94. 2, Frank received a book she had shown her father in a shop window a few days earlier. Although it was an autograph book, bound with red- and- white checkered cloth and with a small lock on the front, Frank decided she would use it as a diary, and she began writing in it almost immediately. In her entry dated 2. June 1. 94. 2, she lists many of the restrictions placed upon the lives of the Dutch Jewish population. Otto and Edith Frank planned to go into hiding with the children on 1. July 1. 94. 2, but when Margot received a call- up notice from the Zentralstelle f. Shortly before going into hiding, Anne gave her friend and neighbor, Toosje Kupers, a book, a tea set, a tin of marbles, and the family cat for safekeeping. As the Associated Press reports: . This hiding place became known as the Achterhuis (translated as . Their apartment was left in a state of disarray to create the impression that they had left suddenly, and Otto left a note that hinted they were going to Switzerland. The need for secrecy forced them to leave behind Anne's cat, Moortje. As Jews were not allowed to use public transport, they walked several kilometers from their home. The door to the Achterhuis was later covered by a bookcase to ensure it remained undiscovered. Victor Kugler, Johannes Kleiman, Miep Gies, and Bep Voskuijl were the only employees who knew of the people in hiding. Along with Gies' husband Jan Gies and Voskuijl's father Johannes Hendrik Voskuijl, they were the . The only connection between the outside world and the occupants of the house, they kept the occupants informed of war news and political developments. They catered to all of their needs, ensured their safety, and supplied them with food, a task that grew more difficult with the passage of time. Frank wrote of their dedication and of their efforts to boost morale within the household during the most dangerous of times. All were aware that, if caught, they could face the death penalty for sheltering Jews. Frank wrote of her pleasure at having new people to talk to, but tensions quickly developed within the group forced to live in such confined conditions. After sharing her room with Pfeffer, she found him to be insufferable and resented his intrusion, and she clashed with Auguste van Pels, whom she regarded as foolish. She regarded Hermann van Pels and Fritz Pfeffer as selfish, particularly in regard to the amount of food they consumed. Some time later, after first dismissing the shy and awkward Peter van Pels, she recognised a kinship with him and the two entered a romance. She received her first kiss from him, but her infatuation with him began to wane as she questioned whether her feelings for him were genuine, or resulted from their shared confinement. Anne Frank formed a close bond with each of the helpers, and Otto Frank later recalled that she had anticipated their daily visits with impatient enthusiasm. He observed that Anne's closest friendship was with Bep Voskuijl, . She considered herself to be closest emotionally to her father, who later commented, . The reason for that may have been that Margot rarely showed her feelings and didn't need as much support because she didn't suffer from mood swings as much as Anne did. As Anne began to mature, the sisters were able to confide in each other. In her entry of 1. January 1. 94. 4, Frank wrote, . She's not nearly so catty these days and is becoming a real friend. She no longer thinks of me as a little baby who doesn't count. On 7 November 1. 94. With this realization, Frank began to treat her mother with a degree of tolerance and respect. The Frank sisters each hoped to return to school as soon as they were able, and continued with their studies while in hiding. Margot took a shorthandcourse by correspondence in Bep Voskuijl's name and received high marks. Most of Anne's time was spent reading and studying, and she regularly wrote and edited her diary entries. In addition to providing a narrative of events as they occurred, she wrote about her feelings, beliefs, and ambitions, subjects she felt she could not discuss with anyone. As her confidence in her writing grew, and as she began to mature, she wrote of more abstract subjects such as her belief in God, and how she defined human nature. Frank aspired to become a journalist, writing in her diary on Wednesday, 5 April 1. I finally realized that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that's what I want! I know I can write .., but it remains to be seen whether I really have talent .. And if I don't have the talent to write books or newspaper articles, I can always write for myself. But I want to achieve more than that. I can't imagine living like Mother, Mrs. I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to! I want to go on living even after my death! And that's why I'm so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that's inside me! When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived! But, and that's a big question, will I ever be able to write something great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer? She continued writing regularly until her last entry of 1 August 1.
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