Anne Frank
I can remember the first time I knew of Otto Frank's idea for the Secret Annex. Otto had been paying attention to the Nazis for quite some time, and had noted their strong desire towards the expansion of Nazi rule. I myself must admit that I knew nothing of the terror we were about to face. Soon Jews were wearing Yellow stars on their chests, not allowed into public places, not allowed to associate with non-Jews, and finally being deported to "work camps". Since Otto and his family were Jewish, I began worrying about their safety. I had worked for Otto at the Dutch Opetka Company in Amsterdam for quite some time, and in that time, we had become close friends and I admired Otto for his wit, and love for his family. I believe that during my worrying, Otto had been secretly making plans for his family to move into the hidden apartment above the company offices. He continued to prepare the annex for over a year, until finally the Frank family had it's first encounter with a deportation scare. Otto's two daughters Margot and Anne were his pride and joy, so naturally when Margot received a deportation notice on July 5, 1942, Otto told the family of the "Secret Annex" he had been preparing for over a year. In addition to his wif
Here was our chance to show the world what really happened during the war, and a view of a girl who's dreams of becoming a movie star, and whose talented writing skills had been destroyed simply because of her religion. Otto and I worked together once again, except this time it was not at the 263 Prinsengracht office building, but we worked to publish Anne's diary. A true account of our lives during the Holocaust. Otto remarried and we remained friends, Anne's diary had been published and we were proud when we knew that millions had read it, and were enchanted by our Anne, whose life had become widely publicized in many countries, and printed in many languages. Otto and I spoke often recalling memories, and discussing Anne's diary and it's importance. Otto died in 1980. He was the last of the secret annex's survivors, and it pained me once again as I remembered how the seven others had died in concentration camps. I am now eighty seven years old and my memory serves me well. I feel honored to have been a part of the Frank's lives, and I continue to this day to tell the story of the Frank family, and my role in hiding them. And I will continue to do so until the day I join the Franks, and others who had died at the hands of the Nazis. how she poured her thoughts in to it daily, and how she had named it "Kitty". I quickly pocketed it. And brought it home, to hide away in case any of my friends returned. I prayed several times a day that someday I would see my friends again, and that I would have the chance to return Anne's beloved diary to her.I would not have the chance to see Anne, Margot, or Edith. For all three would perish from typhus disease all within months of each other. I gasped at the news of their deaths, but was relieved to hear of the surviving of Otto! Before the Franks would move into the Secret Annex, they would leave a false trail behind which implied that they had gone to Switzerland. This trail would lead Nazi officials elsewhere, so that the Franks would be able to move in to the Annex quickly and carefully. Finally on July 6, 1942 the Frank family would leave their
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Approximate Word count = 1428
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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