Monday, August 10, 2009

Lesson 4 Part 2: The Helpers of the Secret Annexe

Five people helped the people living in the Secret Annexe. They are:


1. Mr. Voskuijl - In Diary Entry 2, Anne mentions that he built the bookshelf that hides the entrance to the Annexe.


2. Mr. Victor Kugler - Same as above.


3. Ms. Bep Voskuijl - She joins the inhabitants of the Annexe for dinner in Diary Entry 3.


4. Ms. Miep Gies - Anne mentions her in Diary Entry 4. Her husband, Jan Gies, argues with the Annexe inhabitants in Diary Entry 4 as well.


5. Mr. Joseph Kleiman - Mentioned in Diary Entry 4. Someone suggests that Kleiman and his family hide in the Annexe as well if Holland is flooded.


Click here to learn more about what they did specifically.

After learning about the Helpers, click here to learn how everything came to an end. Explore the links on the left to find out how the people in the Annexe were betrayed and what happened to them afterwards. You can also click here to learn what happened to each person in the Annexe after their arrest.

In the COMMENTS section, answer the following questions:

1. How do you feel towards the people who helped the Jews to stay in hiding?

2. How do you feel about the way things ended for the inhabitants of the Secret Annexe?

9 comments:

  1. 1)I felt that they were very caring and helpful.They brought food and all the things the people in the Secret Annexe needed for freeand also did not betrayed them.
    2)I felt sad for the people in the Secret Annexe that they were been betrayed and been killed in the endand out of the right people,only one survive.
    -kai xin-

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  2. 1. I feel that they are kind and caring. They risked their lives and helped them.

    2. I feel that it's unfair. The are kind people and some of them didn't survive. The helpers are also kind so they survived(I think) .

    Joyce.

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  3. [1] I think they're very brave and they have a good heart :D They are not selfish to just think of themselves as they want to survive.

    [2]I FEEL SO SAD. The germans are sadistic ! Likes torturing people. Wait til the Jews torture them back, they'll come begging to them -.-

    Meiyi

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  5. Q2:
    I feel very sad. This because everyone of the jews die except for Otto Frank. I think the sadest is Edith because she went mad and die from starvation

    raidah

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  6. They are kind-hearted people as they risk their life to help them. It's quite sad as they didn't even found out who betrayed them.
    :(

    Xinni

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  7. 1) I think that they are so brave , kind , thoughtful . Just like Bep Voskuijl’s father has also helped the people in hiding, because he made the movable bookcase which hides the entrance to the secret annexe.
    They are taking a great risk as they might just be killed if they were found helping the Jews . So , they are just so nice and brave though they aren't Jews .
    2)Their 2 years of hiding was wasted as just one person betrayed them and they were found and they died after that .
    VIOLET !

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  8. I felt that they were very good, as they risked their lifes to help the people in the annexe to survive. They really helped the people in the annexe alot.

    I felt that it was a sad ending as only Otto Frank survived the war in the camp. The rest died. The two years in the Annexe was quite a waste after all, as someone betrayed them. It was also quite a good thing in the Annexe too, as there were alot of memories to share.

    Sabrina.

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  9. 1)I think that they r very brave n kind to do that. They risked thir life just to help them to survive. They even thought of ways so that they will not be found that easily.
    2)All of them died which is a sad thing! The two years in Secret Annexe was a waste. They cannot do anything inside. In the end someone betrayed them. But they hav lots of memoriesin there.

    -Michelle(:

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