The Girl In Hiding Anne Frank

The Germans had planned to destroy the ghetto in three days. The Jews lasted for at least a month. Resistance fighters succeeded in hiding in the sewers, even though the Germans tried flood them and then force them out with smoke bombs. Not until May 8 did the Nazis manage to take the ZOB bunker. People hiding there surrendered, many of the survivors committed suicide instead of being captured; Mordecai Anielewicz the leader of the resistance killed himself.

Jack Mandelbaum has had one of the worst childhood pasts then most people. September 1, 1939 was when the town in Poland was invaded by the Nazi’s. He was sent to concentration camps for that reason, even though he didn’t do anything wrong, and he isn’t even a Jew. A concentration camp is a camp for Jews, drug addicts, African American people, robbers, and pretty much any one that Hitler thought didn’t fit society. No, it was not one of those camps where you could have a campfire, have fun, and play sports.

However, on their way to Kaschau Elie sees how she gets hit on the head “She received several blows to the head that could have been lethal” (26). Thus, we can see how the prisoners were treated and several times wasn't in an good way, in fact the Germans didn’t care if they were kids in the place. Also, in the buna concentration camp Elie saw when the oberkapo was being tortured “The oberkapo was arrested on the spot. He was tortured for weeks at the end, in vain. He gave no names.

Through this, Corrie learned that several of her family members had been released, but then she got this message from her sister: “Betsie ten Boom in cell 314 says to tell her sister God is good.” Corrie still did not know anything about her father till two and a half weeks later, when she got a letter from her sister Nollie. The news was sad. Casper ten Boom had only been in prison for ten days when he went to meet the Lord. Corrie comforted herself by the fact that he had died for something he believed in. She remembered his words: “If it is good enough for God’s chosen people to suffer, then it is good enough for me to suffer with

One particular family member, the youngest daughter, has a legacy that still lives on today. Anne Frank was both a hero and a victim of the Holocaust because she was forced into hiding, her loved ones were killed, and her diaries positively impacted many. During this dreadful time, Anne Frank was victimized by being forced into hiding. The Franks originally lived peacefully in Germany, but as the Nazis gained power, they slowly moved to Amsterdam. The father, Otto, previously knew the city, and brought his family with him once he found a place to live (Kniesmeyer 519).

In one chapter, a man asked Corrie to help his wife, who had been captured. Come to find out, the man was a spy and had the whole watch shop raided and the ten Boom family was arrested. However, the Jews they were helping, hid themselves in the secret room. Casper was offered to be let go due to his age, but he refused and died ten days later. Corrie was sent to Scheveningen, later learning that her sister, Betsie, was in that same prison.

Wanda Maximoff is native to the Eastern European country of Sokovia. She grew up there with her twin brother, Pietro Maximoff, and their adoptive family. They were a tightknit group, although they had very little. When they were ten years old, during dinner with their family, a mortar shell hit their apartment building. It instantly killed their parents and trapped the twins inside, staring down the second shell for two whole days.

Holocaust Heroes Essay- Anne Frank ‘’ I keep my ideals because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. “  This quote is from an inspiring woman named Anne Frank, a person made famous by her famous writing about the Holocaust. The Holocaust occurred on January 30, 1933, and ended May 8, 1945. It was started by religious tension towards Jews. As a result of the Nazi’s discrimination, millions of people died during this time and were sent to concentration camps.

During her family’s Seder, she is transported to Poland during the time of the Holocaust. While not understanding how she got to another place and time, Hannah and her Polish family are taken to a concentration camp and must suffer through the misery and terror of being in the camp. Many people, her family and strangers, are “chosen” but the people who aren’t, listen to Hannah, who tells them stories of her home and other stories she knows to help keep the other prisoners’ spirits up. Hannah’s friend, Rivka, was chosen, so Hannah trades places with her so that she can live. We later find out that after Rivka survives the camp, she takes the name Eva, which is the name of Hannah’s Aunt.

On January 27 Otto Frank was liberated and was taken to Odessa and then France before allowing him to return to Amsterdam, in June 1945. In February or March 1945 Anne and Margot both died of Typhus at Bergen – Belsen. Margot was 19 and Anne was 15 Bergen - Belsen was liberated by the Brithish Army. Peter van Daan died in Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria and his mother in the Theresienstadt camp , Czechoslovakia in spring , Only Otto Frank survived of the seven people who hid in the secret annexe , and he recovers Anne `s diary from Miep. that she kept and he decides to fulfill Annne`s wishes by publishing the diary In 1953 Mr. Frank moved to Switzerland , and got married again, and lived there until he died in 1980.

The children that were as old as five and six years were usually murdered after the experiment was over. Once they were dead, the bodies were dissected ("Eva and Miriam Mozes." Eva and Miriam Mozes). The Mengele twins never wore striped camp uniforms because they were Mengele 's favorite subjects, and they were awarded special treatment such as being able to keep their own hair and clothing, and receiving extra food. As long as they stayed healthy and useful they would be kept alive.

Victor does not remember his biological parents; he was four years old when his parents and older sister were murdered by German troops along with thousand other Jewish people. The story of his tragic early childhood comes from archives and his aunt recollections, the same aunt who became his unofficial, devoted mother after the death of both sets of parents. Her simple stories, imprinted in his subconscious, became the life that he remembers. _____________________________********____________________________ Neither cold winter days, nor hot, steamy summers could stop Abram Kaidan’s determination to build his dream house. Several years of backbreaking labor were taking an enormous toll on him and his wife, Hanna.

Eliezer “Elie” Wiesel has gone through thick and thin. Wiesel is a noted Holocaust survivor. He, at the time, was only 15 when he was taken away from his little Jewish community. While he was in concentration camps, many family members were killed. Despite all the horrific events that he faced, Wiesel was rescued and brought to safety.

When they arrived there, they were separated by gender. This was the last time that Otto Frank ever saw his wife and daughters again. On July 18, 1945, Otto met two sisters who had been with Anne and Margot at Bergen-Belsen and told Otto of the tragic news of his daughters deaths. Holocaust victim and famous writer, Anne Frank was born as Annelies Marie Frank on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Anne and her sister, Margot, were both given dates of which they would be killed.

Ibi was forced to dig in the dirt almost all day. Sickness was spreading through the concentration camp and it was typhus. While her time in the concentration camps, Ibi noticed that Jews were dying during their stay. Ibi was close going to the gas chambers, but luckily survived from going to the concentration camp. Ibi and Judith were separated from their family and didn’t get killed in the concentration camps.