After the Annex: Anne Frank, Auschwitz and Beyond

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They occupied the small space with another Jewish family and a single Jewish man and were aided by Christian friends, who brought them food and supplies.

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Evidence was also claimed to have been found that Anne Frank's father later knew this but did not reveal it after the war. This was the impact of the Holocaust, this was a family like my family, like your family and so you could understand this. A staircase in the middle of the room lead to the attic and loft of the Secret Annex, where Peter could often be found: tinkering, doing carpentry, and chopping wood for the stove. Otto Frank remained in Frankfurt, but after receiving an offer to start a company in Amsterdam, he moved there to organize the business and to arrange accommodation for his family.The Van Pels family became Hermann, Petronella, and Peter van Daan, and Fritz Pfeffer became Albert Düssell. Also in 1994, Václav Havel said "Anne Frank's legacy is very much alive and it can address us fully" in relation to the political and social changes occurring at the time in former Eastern Bloc countries.

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But in much of her diary, she documented a grim view on humanity and gave voice to the harrowing anxiety of war and persecution.In the 80 years since she wrote it, aged between 13 and 15, it has become a staple in children’s school and public libraries, repeatedly adapted for cinema, film and stage.