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The Holocaust was one of the most acknowledged genocides due to hundreds of first hand accounts from Jews in the form of diaries, memoirs, and from the people themselves. Through their words and writings, people have observed the different experiences and reactions of the Jews who faced the abhorrent racial discriminations from Nazis and gentiles. Among these Jews were Anne Frank, Leon Leyson, Jeannine Burk, and Mirjam Geismar. Daily life for Jewish people during the Holocaust vari depending on mainly their ed, wealth and luck. Anne Frank's experience during the Holocaust generally differed from other Jews in hiding. Daily life for Jewish people during the Holocaust vari depending on mainly their ed, wealth and luck. Anne Frank, …show more content…

In the play, Anne, Margot, and Peter would do their homework and learn different languages. This shows that they held hope that someday they would be able to retum to school and have a regular life again The residents of the Annex -the van Daan's Frank's. and Mr. Dussel- would celebrate Hanukkah and birthdays. She would dance and sing songs. They tried to live life as they did before they went into hiding. Leyson, on the other hand, had no consistency in his life. He never forgot the fact that he was being treated cruelly for being Jewish. "We couldn't think two minutes ahead when all our energy was concentrated on surviving to the next day" (90). Since he only thought about surviving, he didn't have the time to try to make things seem normal. Each day he was greeted to the fact that he was a Jew, and because of his race, it was justified for the mistreatment and mass murder of Jewish …show more content…

In the play, the residents of the Annex get help from Miep Gies and Mr. Kraler, workers in Mr. Frank's company. Miep buys supplies for them and makes sure that they stay hidden. In Act 1, Scene 2, Mr. Kraler says, “Miep or I, or both of us, will be up each day to bring you food and news and find out what your needs are." This shows how devoted Miep and Mr. Kraler are to keep the Franks comfortable in the attic, even when the risks are extremely dangerous. "I asked Father what would happen to them if the Nazis found out they were hiding us. Pim said that they would suffer the same fate that we would" (Act 1, Scene 1). The punishment for hiding Jews would be death. Jeannine Burk was a Jew who hid in a woman's house from the ages of three to five. Burk had to stay in the house most of the time, but it would also be dangerous to be in the house. She states, "The Nazis used to love to parade. When they used to parade, everybody on the street had to open their doors to watch. The lady I was staying with had to open her door and watch too. She would hide me in the outhouse. If the Nazis saw a Jew inside the house, both the woman and Burk would undoubtedly be punished. Both Anne and Burke had people who helped them go into hiding. and they both faced the same

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