Anne Frank Portfolio Dylan Myaskovsky - Period 1 English
Let's Go to Amsterdam
Rembrandt House Museum
Not far from the Chinese quarter of Amsterdam and right behind the Red Light District, the Rembrandthuis shows the history of one of the world's greatest artists.
The Anne Frank Museum
The Anne Frank House is actually the former business where Otto Frank, Anne's father, worked. Within this building, there was a closet with a bookcase in it. Although the bookcase was actually a door, it still looked like a bookcase. Enter the Secret Annex.
Nuremberg Law
- 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.
- Jews may not employ in their household female subjects of the state of German or related blood who are under 45 years old.
- 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.
- 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
In the late 1930's and early 1940's, England, Russia, Germany, Japan, and the US declared war with propaganda. Propaganda is the use of posters, film, advertisements, and/or speeches, often times of biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view to convince the public what is being presented (Wikipedia, 2016).
Characters
Anne Frank
Anne Frank was the youngest person in the Annex, hence being Margot's sister. She was also the clown when she could be, but Anne also had a serious side.
Otto Frank
Otto Frank was Anne's father, who ran the company Opekta. He took his family into hiding in July of 1942 in the Secret Annex hidden behind his business in Amsterdam.
Fritz Pfeffer
Friedrich "Fritz" Pfeffer was a German dentist and Jewish refugee who hid with and actually shared a bedroom with Anne Frank during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands.
Miep Gies
Miep Gies was a known helper of the Frank family, not only because she was a family friend, but she worked for Otto Frank in his company, Opekta.
Act 1 Summary
The characters are Anne, Margot, Mr. Frank, Mrs. Frank, Mr. Van Daan, Mrs. Van Daan, Peter, Miep, Mr. Kraler, and Mr. Dussel (is introduced later). The setting is the Secret Annex in 1942. This is basically the part of the play where everyone is only just getting settled in and used to each other.