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    Number The Stars is a great book based upon a true story. It is placed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1941. Years after the war started, the Nazis started to patrol the streets. There are two main characters, Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen, which are best friends. Annemarie and Ellen come face to face with a wild adventure that reveals the danger of knowing the untold, knowing the untold secrets, and knowing the told lies, and the. One of their lives is in serious danger. Annemarie and Ellen…

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    In the play The Diary of Anne Frank, we learn about life in the secret annex, and how many restrictions there were on their daily lives. “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart,” is a famous quote around the world today that came from Anne Frank. . She probably felt this way seeing that so many different people had done kind and nice acts for her throughout her lifetime, and it is hard to believe people could be so cruel and ignorant. The Nazis had treated this…

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    Over six million jews were killed in the Holocaust, “The Devil’s Arithmetic” takes place during the Holocaust. Hannah is a character from “The Devil’s Arithmetic” who is twelve years old, jewish, and is living the lifes of Chaya and Hannah. Although some people think Hannah is showing appreciation towards her jewish heritage, she isn't. Hannah want’s to go back to New Rochelle. People say Hannah wants to stay in lublin because she is being nice to her new family. When Hannah was reading stories…

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    with one way of accomplishing the former by sheer determination. There are numerous courageous historical figures in the world; two figures that I would like to highlight are Anne Frank and Nelson Mandela. Anne Frank was a German-born Jew who came to be known as the “human face of the Holocaust” in World War II. Ms. Frank…

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    Anne Frank Essay “In spite of everything, I still believe people are good at heart.” Anne Frank was only 15 years old when she wrote this quote in her diary. During that time, she was in hiding because the Nazi’s were hunting down Jewish people and forcing them from their homes. Eventually the Nazis found Anne and her family, they perished in a concentration camp, but her friend Miep Gies kept her diary safe. This diary entry teaches us about her character. Anne was resilient, hopeful and…

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    Edith Hahn Beer Essay

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    Edith Hahn Beer was born in 1914 in Vienna to Leopold and Klothilde Hahn. She was the second of three girls. A very early age she read the newspaper, and had an interest in law and politics. A local teacher saw her interest and told her father that he should send her to the university, which was very unusual for a woman in Vienna during the 1930s. Edith had almost completed her degree when the process between Germany and Austria occurred. After the process she went back to take her last exam to…

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    How would it feel to be stuck in a small room living with 7 other people? Not only do you have to live with 7 other people, but you have a small amount of food and fear of being caught by the Nazis, so the noise level is almost to the point of nothing. This book is based off of a real story that a girl wrote in her diary. The time that they lived in hiding was two years and she only was thirteen years old, because she was only thirteen things were happening with her, mentally and physically.…

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    When one thinks of the memoir Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, one would often picture Anne Frank and the horrific tragedies of the Holocaust. A lesser known name such as Miep, Gies, however, is one that we should also remember. Miep Gies is a Christian woman who risks her life for two years helping to illegally hide those residing in the “Secret Annex”, namely Anne Frank. Her sacrifices for these Jewish families allows them to safely lead out their lives as chaos unfolds throughout Europe…

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    The diary of Anne Frank is about a thirteen-year-old a Jewish girl, who had to go into hiding during world war two to hid from the Nazis. Anne frank kept a diary of her experiences while she was hiding. Anne frank went into hiding with her family in a secret annex in Amsterdam. Anne frank was a young girl who wanted to be treated as an adult and didn't act very maturely. Anne had an older sister named Margot, Margot always helped around the secret annex and was very shy and quiet and kept to…

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    turn on the light.” This quote by J.K. Rowling shows what people must do to overcome adversity. They have to believe strongly that they can get through difficulties. The play “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, follows the diary written by a young girl during World War II. Anne Frank is only thirteen when her father presents her with a diary, in which she documents what it is like to be a Jew in the war. As life for Jews in the Netherlands grows worse, Anne and her…

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