We will be reading "The Diary of a Young Girl." This is a play that is based on "The Diary of Anne Frank."

There are many direct lines from Anne's Diary written in the play. In fact, we will look at a few of her diary entries.

Some of the information was added with the help of her father after the war.

Amsterdam is the capital city of The Netherlands. It is also the setting of the story.

Germany invaded The Netherlands on May 10, 1940. About 60,000 Jews who lived in Amsterdam were sent to concentration camps.

Anne and her family hid in the attic above a business her father owned. The entrance was hidden behind the bookcase you see in this picture.

Please click on the following link to go on a virtual tour of the building where the Frank family lived.

http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/

There were 8 people total who hid in the attic.

Anne kept a diary of the ever day goings on.

She was 13 years old when her family went into hiding.

Anne's father, Otto Frank. His nickname is Pim. He was a wealthy business owner.

He and Anne have a very good relationship.

Anne's mother-she and Anne have a strained relationship

Anne's older sister-she was 16 when her family went into hiding

Hermann and Auguste Van Pels

Hermann Van Pels helped Mr. Frank settle in when he moved to Amsterdam. Mr. Frank felt that he owed his success to Mr. Van Pels. Therefore, when the Franks went into hiding, Mr. Frnak offered their help to the Van Pels.

In her diary, Anne refers to the Van Pels as Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan.

"Mrs. Van Daan" often refers to her husband as "Putti."

Peter Van Pels is the Van Pels only son. He is also referred to by the last name Van Daan throughout Anne's Diary.

He and Anne become romantically interested in one another when they are in hiding together.

He was 15 when they went into hiding.

Fritz Pfeffer was a Jewish dentist who came to live with the Franks and the Van Pels a few months after they went into hiding.

In her diary, Anne refers to him as Mr. Dussel-which translates roughly as "idiot."

Anne refers to Victor Kugler as Mr. Kraler in her diary.

Victor Kugler helped hide the Franks, Van Pels, and Mr. Pfeffer.

He was put into work camps after they were discovered. He was able to escape the work camps, though, and he survived the war.

Perhaps the most famous of Anne's helpers, Miep was the secretary in the building in which the 8 were hiding.

She found Anne's diary after they were taken, and she kept it safe. After the war, she and her husband helped Otto Frank get back on his feet.

She has received several honors and awards for her efforts.

She died in 2010 at the age of 101.