Anne Frank Portfolio Feven Chrisitiansen - Period 4
Exploring the Setting
Anne Frank House
This is the house of Anne Frank. She and her family lived here, while they were in hiding. According to a website, During World War II Anne and her family lived in the back of the house called the Secret Annex. They had all their supply's and things they need with them in the annex. The house is located on a canal called Prinsengracht in central Amsterdam.
The Madame Tussaud
The Madame Tussaud is a wax museum. This is a modern museum that according to the website has life-size figures of famous Americans and Histroric icons. A wax figure of Anne was added to their gallery to remember and share a lilttle bit of Anne and her story. The museum is a big tourists attraction in Amsterdam.
Nuremberg Law
1. Marriage between Jews and subjects of the state of German or related blood are forbidden. Marriages nevertheless concluded are invalid, even if concluded abroad to circumvent the law. Annulment proceedings can be initiated only by the State Prosecutor.
2. Extramarital intercourse between Jews and subjects of the state of German or related blood is forbidden.
3. Jews may not employ in their household female subjects of the state of German o related blood who are under 45 years old.
4. Jews are forbidden to fly the Reich or National flag or to display the Reich colors. They are, on the other hand, permitted to display the Jewish colors. The exercise of this right is protected by the State.
5. Any person who violates the prohibition under I will be punished by a prison sentence with hard labor. A male who violates the prohibition under I will be punished with a prison sentence with or without hard labor. Any person violating the provisions under III or IV will be punished with a prison sentence of up to one year and a fine, or with one or the other of these penalties. The Reich Minister of the Interior, in coordination with the Deputy of the Führer and the Reich Minister of Justice, will issue the Legal and Administrative regulations required to implement and complete the Law. The Law takes effect on the day following promulgations except for III, which goes into force on January 1, 1936. Nuremberg, September 15, 1935 at the Reich Party Congress of Freedom.
Propaganda
Propaganda is a miss leading and biased way of presenting information to persuade someone or something to do as you please. The Nazi used this a great deal to make the Jews and certain people look bad. For example the Nazi used movies like The Eternal Jew to put down Jews and their ways. They took many pictures of the Jews and twisted them to put them in a bad light. Also, publishing things in newspapers and rewarding people was also a form of propaganda. Hitler gave schools new books and then would give workers many breaks and holidays so that when they came back to work, they would work twice as hard as before. Everything was strictly put in to place to connive what Hitler and his people wanted without people questioning their motive or ways.
Characters
Anne Frank
Anne Frank was a 13 year old girl that had to go into hiding because of the Nazi. She was Jewish just like her family. She hide in the Secret Annex with two families, one of them her own and the other the Pels. Anne wrote in her diary as she was in hiding and it became a best seller. She was lively and fun but she also shows how serious and thoughtful she was in her diary. Anne had a good relationship between her father and mother. She also fell in love with Peter van Pels as she got to know him more and more well they lived in the annex. She lived in the annex with her family till she was 15 years old.
Margot Frank
Margot Frank was Anne Frank's sister and she is three years older then Anne. She was tidy and neat and did not speak very much. She and Anne had few fights in the annex and over all Margot got along with her family. She had a calm since of movement that differed from Anne . When Margot got a call-up paper to go to a work camp in July, the Franks knew that they had to move to the secret annex as soon as possible. They packed up and went into hiding.
Peter van Pels
Peter Van Pels was an only child. Peter was 4 years older then Anne and he was very shy. He went to a camp with Otto Frank. In the secret annex he was very shy in the beginning but grew with Anne and talked to her somtimes. Anne grew to like him. When he went in to hiding in the Secret Annex with his family, he was very anger with the Nazi and kept mostly to himself. He died either in the concentration camps or during the death marches.
Otto Frank
Otto Frnak was Anne's father. He was a kind, logical, and calm man. He was the leader in the Secret Annx and made decision for the group. Otto got his family ready to live in the Annx and worked behind the scenes in his shop when the Jews were not aloud to own business. Earlier in his life, he was drafted in the First World War and survived. Otto was the only one from the Annx that survived the camps. After he came back from the concentration camps he saw Anne's diary and let it get published on June 25, 1947.
"ACT I" Summary
In "Act I" of The Dairy of Anne Frank, Anne and her "family" stay in the annex for longer then they planed. They had to eat beans for days and days and food became scarce at times. A new member joins the annex named Mr. Dussel in the middle of "Act I". He shared a room with Anne which was problematic at times. A new member meant less food but the Frank's let Mr. Dussel stay. Anne has problems with her mother and learns what going in to hiding really means. She also has small skirmishes with some people in the annex like Mrs. Van Daan and Peter. Anne and the others grows restless and tried of being in hiding. Anne and Peter have regular school lessons to keep themselves occupied and Mr. Frank helps them with their work. And at the end of "Act I" Anne and her family celebrate Hanukkah. Anne gives each person a gift to try in lift everyone's spirits. Also, close to the end of the act, there is a disturbance when the residence of the annex hear a crash late a night underneath them. Some thought that it was the Green Police (the Nazi) but others thought it was a thief. Anne's father concluded that it was probably a thief and that they were going to be safe. They continued to celebrate Hanukkah and "Act I" ends.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
When did the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising take place?
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising took place from April 19 to May 16 in 1943.
How many people died and in the Warsaw Ghetto?
In the Warsaw Ghetto, massive amounts of Jews died. About 40,0000 Jews died from starvation, disease, and deportiansion to camps. Men,woman, and children were treated very poorly. Haveing no food to eat and very hard labor was a major cause of the many deaths. Also, the extermination camps that they were sent to killed thousands and thousands of Jews.
How many German soldiers and Jewish fighters were killed in the uprising?
The number of casualties (people killed or injured) in the uprising was about 13,000 Jewish fighters. The exact amount of casualties for the German fighters is not know but is estimateded to be around 300. Many of the Jews were also deported to extermination camps were they were killed. The total amount of killed and deported Jews was 71,000.
As a result of the uprising, what did it do for Jewish morale in Poland?
As a result of the uprising, Jewish morale were raised. Many Jews were inspired by the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto that they lead their own uprisings in other ghettos. The German soldiers were surprised by the unexpected resistance from the the Jews, and this empowered them to fight back. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising gave the Jews in Poland a new sense of hope for their situation.
"Act II" Summary
In “Act II” of The Diary of Anne Frank, the people in the secret annex have been in there for a year and five months. The residents of the annex have become much thinner from the lack of healthy food and fight over proportions when there is food. Anne and Peter also became closer and this causes some irritation from Peter’s mom. Anne and Peter talk about all types of things and become closer with one another. Anne also becomes closer to her mom and matures into a woman. At the end of the act, the thief that was in Mr. Frank’s store was suspected to have turned them in. The Naiz come to take away the residents and they are told to take only a few items with them. Anne and her family are torn part, and they are sent to construction camps. Then the act speeds up to the present, and Mr.Frank stops reading Anne’s diary. He is filled with sorrow because of the death of his family and friends. “Act II” ends with Anne’s voice saying, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart”. Mr. Frank wishes he had the same heart as his daughter, I think that is why he published her diary. To show people that Anne was truely good at heart and all those that died in the Holocaust were good people like Anne. He hoped that history would not repeat itself.