Anne Frank Remembered Page #4

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I remember them all,|you know, the first moment.

They were very|frightened what happened.

If you could think Hitler|didn't come to their house.

But it was very funny how everybody|was frightened at the moment...

...till they...

...till they saw who it was|and what happened.

What happened to your father?

He died in Bergen-Belsen.

The German vice tightened gradually.

First they conducted a hearts-and-minds|campaign to win over the Dutch...

...their Aryan brothers.

THANK ADOLF HlTLER

JEWlSH QUARTER

For the Jews, it was another story...

...as their freedom|was gradually restricted...

...by a never-ending series|of anti-Jewish decrees...

...already familiar in Germany|and other conquered territories.

JEWS PROHlBlTED

By 1942...

...no area of Jewish life|was excluded from German control.

Jews Prohibited|By Law

Everything that was fun in life|was forbidden.

We were not allowed to go anymore|to a park or to a swimming pool.

We were not allowed to go to shops.

Only to Jewish shops and only|between 3 and 5.

You had to wear the star.

You had to have something with you that|would look if you are Jewish or not...

...even if you had the star.

Then things were--|You were frightened.

You just wouldn't go out.|To school and home, and that's it, yes.

How one of the friends of Anne said:

"Everything I did, I was afraid|it is forbidden."

Well, the effect|of these restrictions...

...was, I think, mainly...

...because it came inch by inch,|very slowly.

"lf that's all, we can bear it."

We always had a stiff upper lip,|and we tried to make the best of it.

If you can't|go to public school anymore...

...there are good Jewish teachers.

If you can't go to concerts,|which was important in my family...

...there are fine Jewish musicians,|so we make music at home.

So we always tried to put|the best spin...

...on whatever happened.

And that way, I think,|we tried to ward off...

...thinking about how we were|being more restricted...

...and what was going to be sure|to come afterwards.

Otto Frank,|always the perfect father...

...rented movies to show the girls|on the living room wall.

Rin Tin Tin was a particular|favorite with Anne.

She and her friend Jacqueline van|Maarsen created a cinema of their own.

Together we made little cards|to get in.

Of course, everybody could come in,|but we wanted to make it look real...

...by making these little tickets.

"Jacqueline van Maarsen...

...is invited on Sunday,|the 1st of March...

...with Anne Frank, Merwedeplein 37...

...1 1 :
00...

...for...

...a movie.

Without this card, no entrance.

Please inform in time. Row 2.

Seat 2."

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