powerpoint Flashcards
Where was Anne Frank born?
Frankfurtam Maim in Weimar Germany
Where did Otto Frank work?
his family’s bank
What does Edith Frank do for a living?
She is a stay at home mom
When was Anne Frank born?
June 12,1929
What is Anne’s older sister’s name?
Margot
How old was Margot when Anne was born?
3
What does anti-semitism mean?
anti-jewish
Who does Adolf Hitler blame Germany’s social and economic problems on?
The Jews
Why did the Franks decide to leave Germany?
They no longer felt safe when Adolf Hitler came into power and changed from a democracy to a dictatorship
Where did the Franks move to?
Amsterdam
When did the Franks move?
1933
Anne’s father set up a company in Amsterdam. What did that company sell?
Opekta - a product that helps prepare home-made jams
Who did Anne and Margot stay with until their parents found a safe place to live in Amsterdam?
Their grandmother
What caused the Franks to go in hiding?
Margot received a call-up to be sent to a work camp in Germany. Persecutions against the Jewish population increased.
In what year did the Franks go into hiding?
1942
Where was the hiding place located?
An empty section located at the top of Otto Frank’s company’s building
How was the entrance to the annex concealed?
with a moveable bookcase
Who moved into the annex with the Franks?
The Van Pels
Who helped the Van Pels and the Franks?
four of Otto Frank’s employees
Who kept the families up-to-date with the news, and brought them food and all other sorts of other necessities
Meip Gies
In November 1942, who was the person who joined the families in hiding?
Fritz Pfeffer
How did Fritz Pfeffer know the Franks and the Van Pels?
He was a dentist and an acquaintance of both families
When we’re the families found in the annex?
August 4,1944 by the Dutch Police
Where were the families taken to on August 8,1944?
Westerbork
Where were the families deported to on September 2,1944?
Auschwitz-Birkenau
How were the families divided at Auschwitz?
First, men and women were divided. Then, prisoners were put into two groups: prisoners who were considered fit enough to work and prisoners who would be killed immediately in gas chambers
How did Herman Van Pels die?
He was not fit enough to work. Therefore, he was put in a gas chamber
In October 1944, where were Anne and Margot transported to from Auschwitz?
Bergen-Belson
Where,when, and how did Edith Frank die?
She died at Auschwitz in January 1945 due to exaustion
How did Anne and Margot die?
typhus
When did Anne and Margot die?
March 1945, a few weeks before the camp is liberated by the British Army
When was Otto Frank liberated from Auschwitz?
January 27, 1945
