Anne Frank Diary: Holocaust
My daddy just bought me a red, blue, and white plaid autograph book! I think I am going to use it as a diary. I was told not to talk to a lot of my Jewish friends, so this will be a good way to write down what I am thinking. I figure, since this will be the first time I’m writing in this diary, I should probably introduce myself. So, here it is…
Entry One
June 12, 1942
My name is Anne Frank and I am 13 years old. I live with my mommy, grandma and sister Margot in Aachen, Germany. We had to move from Frankfurt because daddy said Hitler is taking over and he doesn’t like Jewish people. Daddy was trying to find a new job in Amsterdam because he said it was more safe there. I don’t understand why Hitler doesn’t like Jewish people, we didn’t do anything to him. Daddy ended up getting a new job in Amsterdam, so we are moving there soon to stay as a family! I am so excited to see my daddy!
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-What do you know about the Holocaust? Was this a good or bad time for Jewish people?
Entry Two
July 1, 1942
Everything is getting worse each day. Now all Jewish people have to wear these yellow stars so the Germans will know we are Jewish. The Germans made us all register so they know how many people are in our families and where we live. Sometimes I hear mommy and daddy talk about the Germans and the mean things they do to Jews, and mommy starts to cry. Margot received a letter saying she was being sent to a Jewish work camp. As soon and daddy found out he said we had to go into hiding so the Germans wouldn’t take Margot. I am really scared they are going to take my sister. I would rather have them take me then her. I hope that daddy will figure out a plan to save us.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-When speaking about the "Holocaust", what time period are were referring to? Why do you think the Holocaust was such a big impact of Jewish and Non-Jewish peoples lives?
Entry Three
July 6, 1942
Today we moved into the Secret Annexe to hide from the Germans. When we left this morning I had to squeeze into two vests, three pairs of pants, a dress, a skirt, a jacket, a summer coat, two pairs of stockings, lace-up shoes, a woolly cap, and a scarf before leaving. Daddy said if we had suitcases we would look suspicious and the Germans would know we were trying to move somewhere. When mommy told me we had to stay inside all the time and be quiet I still didn’t understand why Jewish children couldn’t play outside and go to school. I knew we had to hide so they wouldn’t take my sister but why cant they just leave us alone?
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-How do you think the Germans treated the Jews who had some Jewish blood, but were not classified as Jews? Why?
Entry four
July 6, 1943
I cannot believe it has been a year today that my family has been in hiding. I use to think there was good in all people, but now I am not so sure. My mommy and daddy discovered that the “work camps” Jews were being sent to are really concentration camps. The Germans take the Jews there and make them work very hard and they barley feed them and even kill them if they are to weak or sick to work. Everyday I pray that the Germans wont discover us. At the same time I am not sure how much longer I can go on like this.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-What is a concentration camp? How many were there? Where were they located?
Entry five
July 14, 1944
It has been almost two years living in the secret annex. I know longer have hope to live a normal life. We have to sit in silence if we suspect someone is around. I cannot go outside to play if I want. Money is very tight for everyone. I know we could run out soon but daddy keeps telling me not to worry and everything will be fine. It is hard for me to believe daddy because he has been saying that to me for so long now and nothing has gotten better for us. We live everyday fighting for our lives. For all we know tomorrow the Germans could discover us and we would be sent to the concentration camps with the rest of the Jews. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace will return once more.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-How did the Germans decide who were Jewish? Couldnt the Jewish people just lie and say they werent Jewish? What would you do if you were in this situation?
Entry six
August 1, 1944
I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway. I'll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
On August 4, 1944, the Gestapo (German Secret State Police) discovered the Franks hiding place. There was an anonymous caller who told the Gestapo where the Franks were hiding. The Gestapo arrested the family and sent them to a concentration camp called Westerbork. A month later, Anne and Margot were sent to a concentration camp called Bergen-Belsen because of their youth. The family was now separated and scatter at concentration camps all over Germany. In March 1945, Anne and her sister Margot died of typhus. Anne’s mother also died in January 1945. Only Anne’s father survived the war. When Anne’s father returned to Amsterdam, he was given Anne’s diary that had been forgotten when the Gestapo came.
My daddy just bought me a red, blue, and white plaid autograph book! I think I am going to use it as a diary. I was told not to talk to a lot of my Jewish friends, so this will be a good way to write down what I am thinking. I figure, since this will be the first time I’m writing in this diary, I should probably introduce myself. So, here it is…
Entry One
June 12, 1942
My name is Anne Frank and I am 13 years old. I live with my mommy, grandma and sister Margot in Aachen, Germany. We had to move from Frankfurt because daddy said Hitler is taking over and he doesn’t like Jewish people. Daddy was trying to find a new job in Amsterdam because he said it was more safe there. I don’t understand why Hitler doesn’t like Jewish people, we didn’t do anything to him. Daddy ended up getting a new job in Amsterdam, so we are moving there soon to stay as a family! I am so excited to see my daddy!
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-What do you know about the Holocaust? Was this a good or bad time for Jewish people?
Entry Two
July 1, 1942
Everything is getting worse each day. Now all Jewish people have to wear these yellow stars so the Germans will know we are Jewish. The Germans made us all register so they know how many people are in our families and where we live. Sometimes I hear mommy and daddy talk about the Germans and the mean things they do to Jews, and mommy starts to cry. Margot received a letter saying she was being sent to a Jewish work camp. As soon and daddy found out he said we had to go into hiding so the Germans wouldn’t take Margot. I am really scared they are going to take my sister. I would rather have them take me then her. I hope that daddy will figure out a plan to save us.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-When speaking about the "Holocaust", what time period are were referring to? Why do you think the Holocaust was such a big impact of Jewish and Non-Jewish peoples lives?
Entry Three
July 6, 1942
Today we moved into the Secret Annexe to hide from the Germans. When we left this morning I had to squeeze into two vests, three pairs of pants, a dress, a skirt, a jacket, a summer coat, two pairs of stockings, lace-up shoes, a woolly cap, and a scarf before leaving. Daddy said if we had suitcases we would look suspicious and the Germans would know we were trying to move somewhere. When mommy told me we had to stay inside all the time and be quiet I still didn’t understand why Jewish children couldn’t play outside and go to school. I knew we had to hide so they wouldn’t take my sister but why cant they just leave us alone?
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-How do you think the Germans treated the Jews who had some Jewish blood, but were not classified as Jews? Why?
Entry four
July 6, 1943
I cannot believe it has been a year today that my family has been in hiding. I use to think there was good in all people, but now I am not so sure. My mommy and daddy discovered that the “work camps” Jews were being sent to are really concentration camps. The Germans take the Jews there and make them work very hard and they barley feed them and even kill them if they are to weak or sick to work. Everyday I pray that the Germans wont discover us. At the same time I am not sure how much longer I can go on like this.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-What is a concentration camp? How many were there? Where were they located?
Entry five
July 14, 1944
It has been almost two years living in the secret annex. I know longer have hope to live a normal life. We have to sit in silence if we suspect someone is around. I cannot go outside to play if I want. Money is very tight for everyone. I know we could run out soon but daddy keeps telling me not to worry and everything will be fine. It is hard for me to believe daddy because he has been saying that to me for so long now and nothing has gotten better for us. We live everyday fighting for our lives. For all we know tomorrow the Germans could discover us and we would be sent to the concentration camps with the rest of the Jews. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace will return once more.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
-How did the Germans decide who were Jewish? Couldnt the Jewish people just lie and say they werent Jewish? What would you do if you were in this situation?
Entry six
August 1, 1944
I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway. I'll just let matters take their course and concentrate on studying and hope that everything will be all right in the end.
Yours, Anne M. Frank
On August 4, 1944, the Gestapo (German Secret State Police) discovered the Franks hiding place. There was an anonymous caller who told the Gestapo where the Franks were hiding. The Gestapo arrested the family and sent them to a concentration camp called Westerbork. A month later, Anne and Margot were sent to a concentration camp called Bergen-Belsen because of their youth. The family was now separated and scatter at concentration camps all over Germany. In March 1945, Anne and her sister Margot died of typhus. Anne’s mother also died in January 1945. Only Anne’s father survived the war. When Anne’s father returned to Amsterdam, he was given Anne’s diary that had been forgotten when the Gestapo came.
Anne Frank at age thirteen
