BEFORE YOU READ
Anneliese Marie ‘Anne’ Frank (12
June 1929 – February/March
1945) was a German – born
Jewish girl who wrote while in
hiding with her family and four
friends in Amsterdam during the
German occupation of the
Netherlands in World War II. Her
family had moved to Amsterdam
after the Nazis gained power in
“This is a photo as I would wish Germany but were trapped when
myself to look all the time. Then
I would, maybe, have a chance
the Nazi occupation extended into
to come to Hollywood.” the Netherlands. As persecutions
– Anne Frank, 10 October 1942 against the Jewish population
increased, the family went into
hiding in July 1942 in hidden rooms in her father Otto Frank’s
office building. After two years in hiding, the group was betrayed
and transported to the concentration camp system where Anne died
of typhus in Bergen-Belsen within days of her sister, Margot Frank.
Her father, Otto, the only survivor of the group, returned to Amsterdam
after the war ended, to find that her diary had been saved. Convinced
that it was a unique record, he took action to have it published in
English under the name The Diary of a Young Girl.
The diary was given to Anne Frank for her thirteenth birthday
and chronicles the events of her life from 12 June 1942 until its
final entry of 1 August 1944. It was eventually translated from its
original Dutch into many languages and became one of the world’s
most widely read books. There have also been several films,
television and theatrical productions, and even an opera, based on
the diary. Described as the work of a mature and insightful mind,
the diary provides an intimate examination of daily life under Nazi
occupation. Anne Frank has become one of the most renowned and
discussed of the Holocaust victims.
, Activity
1. Do you keep a diary? Given below under ‘A’ are some terms we
use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can
you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may
look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.)
A B
(i) Journal – A book with a separate space or page for each
day, in which you write down your thoughts
(ii) Diary and feelings or what has happened on that day
– A full record of a journey, a period of time, or
(iii) Log an event, written every day
– A record of a person’s own life and experiences
(iv) Memoir(s) (usually, a famous person)
– A written record of events with times and
dates, usually official
2. Here are some entries from personal records. Use the definitions
above to decide which of the entries might be from a diary, a
journal, a log or a memoir.
(i) I woke up very late today and promptly got a scolding from
Mum! I can’t help it — how can I miss the FIFA World Cup 49
matches?
Ans:
(ii) 10:30 a.m. Went to the office of the Director
01:00 p.m. Had lunch with Chairman
05:45 p.m. Received Rahul at the airport
09:30 p.m. Dinner at home
From the Diary of Anne Frank
Ans:
(iii) The ride to Ooty was uneventful. We rested for a while every
50 km or so, and used the time to capture the magnificent
landscape with my HandyCam. From Ooty we went on to
Bangalore.
What a contrast! The noise and pollution of this once-beautiful
city really broke my heart.
Ans:
(iv) This is how Raj Kapoor found me — all wet and ragged
outside R.K.Studios. He was then looking for just someone
like this for a small role in Mera Naam Joker, and he cast
me on the spot. The rest, as they say, is history!
Ans:
Anneliese Marie ‘Anne’ Frank (12
June 1929 – February/March
1945) was a German – born
Jewish girl who wrote while in
hiding with her family and four
friends in Amsterdam during the
German occupation of the
Netherlands in World War II. Her
family had moved to Amsterdam
after the Nazis gained power in
“This is a photo as I would wish Germany but were trapped when
myself to look all the time. Then
I would, maybe, have a chance
the Nazi occupation extended into
to come to Hollywood.” the Netherlands. As persecutions
– Anne Frank, 10 October 1942 against the Jewish population
increased, the family went into
hiding in July 1942 in hidden rooms in her father Otto Frank’s
office building. After two years in hiding, the group was betrayed
and transported to the concentration camp system where Anne died
of typhus in Bergen-Belsen within days of her sister, Margot Frank.
Her father, Otto, the only survivor of the group, returned to Amsterdam
after the war ended, to find that her diary had been saved. Convinced
that it was a unique record, he took action to have it published in
English under the name The Diary of a Young Girl.
The diary was given to Anne Frank for her thirteenth birthday
and chronicles the events of her life from 12 June 1942 until its
final entry of 1 August 1944. It was eventually translated from its
original Dutch into many languages and became one of the world’s
most widely read books. There have also been several films,
television and theatrical productions, and even an opera, based on
the diary. Described as the work of a mature and insightful mind,
the diary provides an intimate examination of daily life under Nazi
occupation. Anne Frank has become one of the most renowned and
discussed of the Holocaust victims.
, Activity
1. Do you keep a diary? Given below under ‘A’ are some terms we
use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can
you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may
look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.)
A B
(i) Journal – A book with a separate space or page for each
day, in which you write down your thoughts
(ii) Diary and feelings or what has happened on that day
– A full record of a journey, a period of time, or
(iii) Log an event, written every day
– A record of a person’s own life and experiences
(iv) Memoir(s) (usually, a famous person)
– A written record of events with times and
dates, usually official
2. Here are some entries from personal records. Use the definitions
above to decide which of the entries might be from a diary, a
journal, a log or a memoir.
(i) I woke up very late today and promptly got a scolding from
Mum! I can’t help it — how can I miss the FIFA World Cup 49
matches?
Ans:
(ii) 10:30 a.m. Went to the office of the Director
01:00 p.m. Had lunch with Chairman
05:45 p.m. Received Rahul at the airport
09:30 p.m. Dinner at home
From the Diary of Anne Frank
Ans:
(iii) The ride to Ooty was uneventful. We rested for a while every
50 km or so, and used the time to capture the magnificent
landscape with my HandyCam. From Ooty we went on to
Bangalore.
What a contrast! The noise and pollution of this once-beautiful
city really broke my heart.
Ans:
(iv) This is how Raj Kapoor found me — all wet and ragged
outside R.K.Studios. He was then looking for just someone
like this for a small role in Mera Naam Joker, and he cast
me on the spot. The rest, as they say, is history!
Ans:
