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Anne's Journal
Anne writes in her diary for the 71st time. She mentions that the Van Daan’s are having a difficult time. Since they are running out of money, Mrs. Van Daan has to sell her fur coat. Also, Anne is joyful with Koophuis’ return. He had been gone from the house for a while since he was ill. Finally, Anne describes the tensed climate of the “Secret Annexe”. -
WWII
On October 18th, 1035 Jews were transported from Rome to Auschwitz. These Jews first came to Rome on September 10th 1943 to escape the War. On October 16th, when the Nazis inspected the Old Jewish Ghetto, they could not find anyone. However, when the Gestapo came back two days later, they found more than 2000 Jewish hidden. All of them were deported to different concentration camps. Out of the 2091 Jews found in Rome, only 109 survived the War. -
WWII
The Allies, during WWII needed to do conferences all over the world with the leaders of the most powerful countries. The objective of these conferences was to discuss the cooperation of the Allies in the war effort. The presidents from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union initiated these meetings. The third meeting took place on October 19th 1943 at the Moscow Kremlin. -
Anne's Journal
Anne describes the quarrel that breaks out between the members of the Van Daan family. Their argument is about their financial issues. Mr. Koophuis has to leave the “Secret Annexe” for a second time because he is very sick. The people living with Anne continuously tell her that she seems sick. She would like to go outside to get fresh air but she cannot. -
WWII
On October 29th, three officers named Michael Codner, Eric William and Olivier Philpot escaped from the Stalag Luft 3 pilot camp. The three men elaborated a plan to leave the camp. During many days, they secretly digged a hole. As it was becoming larger, they put a handmade wooden horse on the hole to hide it. Once the hole was completed, the three men successfully passed through it and escaped from the camp. The three of them lived after the war. -
Anne's Journal
Anne explains briefly that her dad named Otto applied for the Teachers’ Institute in Leiden. He also wants to buy Anne a Bible. -
WWII
At 8:00 pm, on a beautiful night, an anonymous plane drops four bombs on the Vatican city. It then flies away. A lot of people, after this, accused the German and the Republican Fascists. It is only when the war ended that we really know what happened. According to what the news say, it would have been a lost American pilot that did not intend to bomb the city. -
WWII
To win the war, the Soviet forces needed to take possession of more countries. To arrive to their success, the Red Army first bombed the 4th Panzer Army on November 3rd. Then, on November 4th, the Corps Army evacuated Kiev. Finally, on November 6th, the Soviet forces took Kiev. -
Anne's Journal
On November 8th, Anne explains that she is depressed and scared. The letters she writes allow her to express all the emotions she feels. Anne tells that the mood of the people surrounding her in the “Secret Annexe” influences the tone of her letters. Anne realizes that after the war, she will not be the same anymore. -
Anne's Journal
Anne explains that her fountain pen cannot write anymore so she does a “recap of its life”. She starts by mentioning that she got her pen at nine years old. At eleven years old, unfortunately, she couldn’t bring it to school. However, when she entered the Jewish Lyceum at the age of twelve, she was again allowed to use it, which made her happy. At thirteen, she brought it at the “Secret Annexe” and a couple months later, it “died”. It fell with the bad beans, and ended up in the fire.
