Reflection Paper On Anne Frank

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, she was the daughter of Otto and Edith Frank. Anne and her sister Margot grew up in Germany, but before World War II Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam for two years. During World War II Adolph Hitler killed nearly six million Jews.

The Holocaust was one of the most tragic event in history when about six million Jews lost their lives to the Nazi. It was a very tragic and evil thing that the Nazi’s did. However, a Jewish girl, Anne Frank, said this: “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart.” Through everything Anne and her family went through, she always saw the good in things. After reading the play about her diary, I would have to agree with Anne’s quote. One of the main reasons I am agreeing with Anne is the kind and selfless thing that she did for her family and the people in the Annex on Hanukkah. However, I can see why you might disagree with Anne and myself by Mr. Van Daan and his selfish and unkind actions.

Jews have perished because of their beliefs since the beginning of time but never have so many Jews been persecuted worldwide as they were in World War II. Anne Frank’s diary reaches a place within all of our hearts because it reminds us how easily the innocents can suffer. Sometimes we may choose to close our eyes or look the other way when unjustifiable things happen in our society and Anne’s tale reminds us that ignorance, in part, claimed her life. Sadly, her story is but one of many of those who died in the Holocaust and as with other Jews, her fate was determined by the country she lived in, her sex and her age.

On August 4, 1944, Anne Frank and the other seven inhabitants living in the annex were arrested by the German Gestapo. Their secret about living in the annex was exposed by an anonymous tip, that led to their arresting. The anonymous tip also led the Gestapo to arrest two office workers that were helping the members of the annex live. The two office workers were sent to Amersfoort Camp, which was located in the Netherlands. Fortunately, one of the office helpers was released after the arrest. The other helper escaped after 6 months of being confined in the camp. As for the members of the annex, they were all transported to Camp Westerbork, located in Northeastern Netherlands. The members of the annex arrived to the camp four days after the arresting, on August 8, 1944.

Anne Frank was a young girl living in Nazi Germany from the height to the end of Hitler's reign. Anne Frank lived a short life, but she lives on through her published diary. It has been said that she has given us some of the closest insight into the troubling times the Jews faced in Germany during the 30's and 40's.

'I've reached the point where I hardly care weather I live or die'. A quote Anne Frank wrote in her diary. Anne moved quite a lot. Her father owned a business so they were always in the move. Anne was Jewish and in that time the Nazis were on the move to eliminate all Jews throughout Germany, Poland, Copenhagen, ect. It started to get worse and worse to the point her family had to go into hiding. Anne had many accomplishments as a young girl. Millions of people have took the time to read her diary that is so carefully written. Lots of people didn't know and still don't know many facts about Anne. You have to go deep into her biography and old info to find many interesting facts.

The Holocaust is a genocide of Jewish culture that was discriminated and simply hated for their looks and religion. Anne Frank was a Jewish citizen at this time. Who do you believe should receive a holocaust medal of honor? I believe Anne Frank should revive this because she went into hiding in a secret annex. She was so young and was put through so much.

Born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Anne Frank was a 14 year old girl that lived in a annex for two years, she wrote a diary that is 75 years old and the students are still studying it to day, Anne Frank lived with another family the Van Dans Ms van dan Mr van dan and Peter van dan, this made this annex very cramped, They had very limited food and had to get rid of there pet cat "mouschi" Anne Frank had to go throw a lot of stuff. Anne Frank was a very important person in World War II (WWII) because her of time spent in her secret annex she spent a lot of time reading books, she became so famous because of her diary and the students are still studying her diary to day.

Can you believe there was a time in recent history that a person could be tortured or put to death because of their race or belief? Anne Frank was one of the millions of Jews who die during the holocaust. The holocaust was a terrible event where Jews were being wiped from earth’s history and existent. Anne Frank wrote a diary of the daily events, she and her family had to go thru to try and survive. Her diary was found and published showing a young Jewish girl’s side of the holocaust and showing the many things that went wrong with the world.

The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and murder of six million jews by the Nazi regime and the collaborators. The Franks were one of the many families who were affected by this genocide. Anne Frank was a Jewish citizen in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Anne Frank had a lively, energetic, and rather extroverted personality, even though she was hiding from the Nazis in a small house. She showed great aptitude about reading and writing, although she did not allow others to see what she was writing about. Even through difficult times, Anne believed she would survive the war, having faith in herself, hoping to fulfill her dreams, and still trying to make the best of their solution when experiencing depression.

Anne Frank born in Frankfurt, Germany is a Jewish girl who was a victim of the Holocaust, she was one amongst six million other persecuted Jews. “When Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitism power began to expand across Europe it becomes increasingly more dangerous to be a Jew” (The Story of). As a result of this Anne went into hiding with her older sister, Margot Frank her parents, Otto and Edith Frank, accompanied by several other Jews, in a “building known as the secret annex” (The Story of). During her years in hiding Anne had experienced tremendous hardships, but despite that, she has managed to make a tremendous impact on the world through the writing in her personal diary. During World War II and leading up to it Jews were being discriminated against and captured, then put to work in death or concentration camps, because Hitler; the dictator at that time managed to convince most of Germany

Anne Frank makes me feel useless because she was going through a horrible situation that lead her to her death and I'm over here in “the land of the free” still feeling like I need more and want more. Her writing made me feel like if I was in that attic looking out the window to something I would never be able to go back to, which is my life. She was a new writer who was so confident and aggressive around others but she thought she was weak and uncertain of who she really is and how she felt. The relationship between her and Peter was complicated which I loved because she hated him at first then, started developing feelings for him except her sister also liked him so it was like a love triangle. Another thing is that in the Anne admits to being spoiled and selfish but she admits that being in the annex has changed her and I truly believe she has.

The play The Diary of Anne Frank was written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich in the 50’s after extensive research and interviews and won the Pulitzer Prize For Drama. It follows the difficulties that were faced by Anne Frank in the attic annex, where she lived for two years with her family and four other Jews. Night is a memoir written by survivor of the concentration camps, Elie Wiesel, and explains the conditions, labor, and struggles that he and others experienced in the camps. Elie faced more severe hardships than Anne during the Holocaust because Anne was in the attic annex, where she was better fed, safe, and with her family, while Elie was living with poor conditions, hard labor, and dehumanization in the concentration camps.

Before the war the Frank family had lived happily in Germany for years. Everything considered Edith and Otto Frank, Anne’s parents, had led a quality life. Otto was born in Frankfurt, Germany while his wife Edith was born in Aachen. They were both born into respected families. Mr. Frank was happy in Germany, but decided to moved to the US, to work, though he soon returned to Germany to serve in WWI. After his time serving he worked in a bank where he met Edith, his future wife. (Anne Frank in the world 1929-1945 page 12) Soon after their marriage they had Margot, Anne’s elder sister by three years. She loved school and was quieter and better behaved than Anne had ever been. Anne often resented Margot as Margot was used as an example of excellence

Anne Frank and her family were in hiding for two years in an attic. Anne was suppose to go work at a camp in Germany, but they made an escape and said they flew out somewhere else but actually they went to hide in an attic behind a store it was a secret door hidden behind a shelf. While living in the attic Anne Frank wrote everything in a diary. “On August 4, 1944, the Gestapo (German Secret State Police) discovered the hiding place after being tipped off by an anonymous Dutch caller” (Holocaust 1 ).They were discovered and were taken to the camps. Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was the camp, she and her sister were taken to. Anne Frank was deported to Auschwitz on September 5, 1944.eight weeks later, in late October 1944, Anne and Margot