Anne Frank Raymond mo - Period 2
Exploring the Setting
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam was built in the 17th Century. This was the palace of King Louis Napoleon.It also served as the town hall of Amsterdam.
The Secret Annex
This was the hiding place of Anne Frank and others for 2 years. They had to hide from the Nazis because of their racist policies and the Nuremberg Law. It is located 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.Extramarital intercourse between Jews and subjects of the state of German or related blood is forbidden.
2. Jews may not employ in their household female subjects of the state of German or related blood who are under 45 years old.
3. 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.
4.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 type of misleading media that is created to emphasize a certain idea or view. Propaganda is very useful in making people think or believe certain things that have an agenda. Such as the Nazis did with the Jews. They can also be used to boost morale or convince people to think a certain way. They also can be used to convince people of a certain races inferiority. Propaganda was used many ways in history and is still in use in many ways today.
Characters
Peter Van Pels
He was sensitive and shy. Anne describes Peter as slow and methodical. Anne and Peter were in love with each other while in the secret annex and even afterward, until they were separated.
Otto Frank
He was the father of Anne Frank and he husband of Edith Frank. He was the only person in the Secret Annex to escape the Holocaust and survive. He lost two daughters and his wife.
Margot Frank
Margot Frank was the oldest daughter of Otto and Edith Frank, she was Anne Frank's Sister. She died at Bergen Belsen.
Fritz Pfeffer
He was the Father of Warner who he managed to get sent to England before the war broke out. Fritz is the eighth resident of the secret annex and was divorced with his wife. He moved to the Netherlands to try to escape from the Nuremberg laws.
Act I Summary
Scene 1- Mr. Frank returns to the secret Annex and remembers all of the troubles that they faced and finds Anne's Diary in a stack of books.
Scene 2-The Frank's meet the Van Daans in the secret annex, ration books are explained, and the residents are told to be quiet during certain times and the schedule and Anne receives her Diary.
Scene 3-Anne is being very bratty and annoying the other residents of the secret annex. Mr. Düssel joins the secret annex. Anne and Mr. Düssel are at odds with each other.
Scene 4-Anne has a terrible nightmare, but she pushes away her mom and instead talks to her father instead.
Scene 5- They have a Hannukah party but Peter breaks a light when the robber comes.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
In 1943 an event happened called the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Where the Jews in the ghetto wanted to revolt against the Nazis and tried to escape. 13,000 Jews died during this event, most burned or suffocated. It was the largest single revolt in World War II. In total the Warsaw Ghetto claimed 300,000 lives.Less than 300 German soldiers died in the uprising. The dramatic act of resistance help raise the morale of Jews everywhere.