Albert DusselAlbert Dussel is a fifty-four-year-old Jewish dentist. The Franks and the van Daans invite him to join them in the annex in November, 1942. He shares a room with Anne, and she quickly grows tired of what she sees as his high-handed manner. Anne's quarrels with Dussel are one of the main features of the diary. Her satirical portrait of him is recorded in her diary entry for August 9, 1943: "Pants that come up to his chest, a red jacket, black patent-leather slippers and horn-rimmed glasses-that's how he looks when he's at work at the little table, always studying and never progressing." In Anne's eyes, Dussel is pompous, petty and unreasonable. Anne gave pseudonyms to the other residents of the attic. In real life, Dussel was Fritz Pfeffer. He died on December 20, 1944, in the Neuengamme concentration camp. Anne Frank Anne Frank is the author of the diary. She was born in 1929, in Frankfurt. When she was four years old, the family moved to Amsterdam, where Anne attended a Montesorri school, and later, after Jewish children were expelled from their schools, a Jewish lyceum. Anne was an attractive, popular, outgoing girl, the center of attention at parties. Anne's life changed dramatically when the family went into hiding. She was cut off from all her former pursuits and had to face her adolescent years confined to an annex with seven other people, unable to go outside even for a moment. Anne was given a diary for her thirteenth birthday, and decided to record in it all her innermost thoughts and feelings, which she felt she could not confide to anyone. After the residents of the annex were arrested on August 4, 1944, Anne was sent with her family to Westerbrok, a labor camp in Holland. On September 3, 1944, she along with the others was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp, in Poland. At the end of October, Anne and Margot were sent to Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp in Germany. Conditions were unsanitary and disease was rife. The prisoners were given almost no food or decent clothing. There was an epidemic of typhus, and Anne and Margot both fell ill. They died within days of each other, in February or March, 1945. Anne's body was and during the two and a half years in which she kept her diary. In early 1944. Anne still cannot give her mother the kind of love that a daughter would normally feel. Anne maintains a very critical attitude towards her. But in spite of her effort to understand. 1945. Margot Frank Margot Frank is Anne's sister. however. Otto was born in Germany and served in the German Army in World War I. Anne and her mother were never close. Anne and Margot are not close. She writes in one entry that Margot gets on her nerves constantly. on many occasions rejecting her altogether. although she never openly admits this. She is three years older than Anne. Anne feels that her mother favors Margot. She thinks her mother does not understand her and treats her as a child. It may be that Anne is jealous of her sister. he moved . this helped to make her nervous and irritable. 1945. and together with the stress of being in hiding. a well educated woman from a well-to-do family who married Otto Frank in 1925. Otto Frank Otto Frank is the husband of Edith Frank and the father of Margot and Anne. they reach an understanding and become more friendly. Margot Frank died of typhus at the German concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen sometime in March. Edith Frank Edith Frank is Anne Frank's mother. Edith Frank died of hunger and exhaustion in Auschwitz concentration camp on January 6.dumped in a mass grave. even writing letters to each other in which they reveal their feelings. attaining the rank of Lieutenant of the Reserves. She realizes that her own attitude put her mother in a difficult position. Anne rethinks her attitude. realizing that she may have been too harsh on her mother. and Anne feels that her parents favor Margot over her. But later in their stay in the annex. Margot is beautiful and gifted and always excelled in school. When anti-Semitism arose in Germany. and she resents her mother's criticisms. In Anne's diary. Miep Gies gave him Anne's diary. She knew that she was taking a great personal risk in doing so. Otto tries in vain. The two girls were to meet again at the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen in 1944. For over two years she brought the residents of the annex food and whatever else they needed. and in Amsterdam he set up an independent company called Opekta. After the war. Miep rescued Anne's diary and returned it to Otto Frank after the war. After the Franks were arrested. Miep Gies Miep Gies was born in Austria in 1909. Otto was a businessman. Otto Frank was the only member of the eight residents of the annex to survive the war. Anne calls him Pim and is devoted to him. an ingredient used in jam. When he asked her in 1942 if she would take care of them if they went into hiding. which made pectin. Hanneli Goslar was sick with . She says that every year on August 4. She prays that Hanneli may be safe. as well as news from the outside world. Miep has received many international honors for her courage in sheltering the Franks. In 1933 she began working as an office assistant for Otto Frank. He was liberated from Auschwitz concentration camp by Russian troops. The company was successful and in 1938 expanded to include the production of spices. the day of the arrest. she grieves for the friends she lost. He is also very modest and does not talk much about himself. Jan Gies Jan Gies is Miep's husband. She is still alive and lives in Holland. Hanneli Hanneli is Anne's childhood friend. Otto emerges as a tolerant. to mediate in the quarrels between Anne and her mother. however. and Anne sometimes complains that even he treats her like a child. he edited it and it was published in 1947. He helps the Franks go into hiding. goodtempered man and loving father.his family to Amsterdam in 1933. she unhesitatingly replied that she would. Anne does not know what has happened to her and dreams of her. which greatly pleases her. Cinema & Theater. Mr. The Franks. The Franks invite him and his wife to go into hiding with them. He is one of the people who helps the Franks and van Daans when they are in hiding. Mr. is a businessman and friend of Otto Frank. . whose real name was Hermann van Pels. and make no attempt to disguise their feelings. Mr. He works in the building where the Franks and van Daans are in hiding and provides them with all the help they need. He makes a point of bringing Anne one of her favorite magazines. he was among six hundred prisoners being deported to Germany when British troops attacked. Kleiman Johannes Kleiman is a friend and business associate of Otto Frank. Kleiman was arrested along with the others in 1944 and sent to a work camp. he was awarded the Medal of the Righteous in Jerusalem for his efforts in sheltering the Franks and the van Daans. since he is seriously ill with a stomach problem. van Daan. Peter Schif Peter Schiff is a childhood sweetheart of Anne Frank. van Daan and his wife frequently quarrel. who are more reserved. In 1973. Mr. 1944. Hello Silberberg Hello Silberberg is a boy with whom Anne forms a romantic friendship a short while before she goes into hiding. but she survived the camp and emigrated to Jerusalem in 1947. and he managed to escape. Like the Franks. every Monday. In March. van Daan Mr. he is a Jewish German refugee. 1945. Anne describes him as unfailingly cheerful and extremely brave. But he was later released because of his ill health. Kugler Victor Kugler is a business associate of Otto Frank. Kugler was arrested with the others in August.tuberculosis. but then they make up affectionately. vain. but later she befriends him and they have quite an intense emotional and romantic relationship. whose real name was Peter van Pels. in Mauthausen in Austria. Ultimately. van Maaren Mr. "Mrs. 1944. where he had been forced to march from the concentration camp at Auschwitz. and Mrs. The march became known as the "death march" because so many of the prisoners forced to take part in it died. .are uncomfortable with this kind of behavior and increasingly distance themselves from the van Daans. Anne thinks little of him at first. After the arrest in 1944. and she also uses words like pushy. 1945. Auguste van Pels was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp and then moved to several other camps. Anne is disappointed in Peter because they do not communicate as deeply as she would like. egotistical and cunning to describe her. After the arrest. van Daan. She did not survive. van Daan Mrs. Mrs. Mr. It is possible that van Maaren was the person who betrayed the Franks. Hermann van Pels died in the gas chambers at Auschwitz in October or November. Fifteen years old when he first moves to the annex. is one of her milder comments. including Bergen-Belsen. whose real name was Auguste van Pels. The residents of the annex feel uneasy about him because he is always snooping about. but the exact date of her death is unknown. van Maaren is hired as warehouse foreman in 1943. shy. Buchenwald and Theresienstadt. but in an official inquiry after the war. he is a quiet. died on May 5. nothing was proven against him. rather awkward and nervous boy. quick-tempered woman. The hostile feelings appear to have been mutual. is presented in Anne's diary as an emotional. van Daan. Anne takes a thorough dislike to her. Peter van Daan. van Daan is always saying the most ridiculous things" (May 2. 1943). Peter van Daan Peter van Daan is the son of Mr. and they fear he suspects that some Jews are in hiding in the building. Bep Voskiujl Bep Voskiujl is a twenty-three year-old typist who works in the office of Otto Frank's company in the same building as the hideaways. She helps in other ways. sending in Margot's shorthand lessons in under her own name. "It was incredibly nice of Bep. Anne appreciates all the help she gives. brings supplies. including bringing them milk without any of the warehouse workers noticing. Anne comments. She visits them during the day and also. with Miep. When Bep copies a picture postcard of the Dutch royal family and gives it to Anne. don't you think?" . too.
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