Anne Frank
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preface by Eleanor Roosevelt, 85–87, 185
prose style, 91, 130
published in the Netherlands as Het Achterhuis, 78–79
publishing history, 77–88, 180–81, 218
read by prisoners, 19
relationship of Anne and her mother in, 4, 92, 105–8, 109–10
repressive measures against Jews in, 97
revisions of original writings made on loose sheets (“b” ver
sion) and, 14–15, 18–19, 128, 134 romance with Peter, 4, 16, 104, 113, 114–16, 119, 125, 139, 197
sex and sexuality in, 125–26, 265
teaching the diary and use in the classroom, 9, 19, 21, 154, 171, 253–77
technical proficiency, 5
tedium of life in the annex, 100–101
transformation of child to adult in, 93, 109–10, 139, 154–55, 215
U. S. edition, 80–88
vision of Lies (Hanneli) and Anne’s grandmother, 28, 109, 216
who the diary is addressed to, 90–91
wish to become a writer in, 6, 7, 12–13, 15, 68, 106
“witless barbarity” of fascism indicted by, 78
women, treated as inferior, 108–9
as work of art, 8
Diary of Anne Frank, The: The Revised Critical Edition (1986, 2001) “a” version (original draft of diary), 16–17, 129–56
authenticity of the diary and, 247–48
“b” version (revisions of original writings made on loose sheets), 10, 13, 14–15, 16, 17, 18–19, 79, 128, 130, 131, 133, 135–53, 154–55
beginning the diary, 132–33
bells of Westertoren, 51
blocks of added information to clarify daily rituals and quarters, 149
blowup over reading of a controversial work, comparison of versions, 146–47
“c” version (book produced by Otto Frank by combining Anne’s drafts), 16 (see also Diary of Anne Frank, The) call-up order for Margot, clarification of, 150–51
comparisons of first entries and second draft, analysis of, 135–53
concerns about betrayal depicted in, 52
description of deterioration of Dutch civil society, 140–41
development of Anne’s spirituality, 149–50
diary entry of January 22, 1944, 154–55
diary entry of June 20, 1942, 32, 39, 42, 132, 134
diary entry of June 21, 1942, 132–33
diary entry of March 12, 1944, 136
diary entry of November 27, 1943, 150
diary entry of September 21, 1942, 141–42
difficulty of following three narratives of, 154
“Do You Remember” written about her Lyceum days, 37 final revision made in March 1944, 137
forensic handwriting analysis of Anne’s work, 14, 16, 129, 242, 247–48
Frank family arrives at secret annex, 50
Franks’ walk to the hiding place, clarification of, 151–53
illnesses of Franks’ helpers and stoicism of, 70
list of birthday gifts (omitted from The Diary), 130–31
lists of teachers (omitted from The Diary), 131
Miep’s recovery and safe-keeping of Anne’s diary and writings, 70–71, 73
on Nazi repression, 32
outline for ending of Cady’s Life, 106–7
passage on women’s rights cut by Otto Frank, 108
on people’s urge to destroy and kill, 256
photographs of Anne’s printing and handwriting, 129
Diary of Anne Frank, The (cont.) on preparation of the secret annex, 47–48
restored passage critical of Miep and description of lack of food, 24–25
revelation of trick the Franks used to make others thing they escaped Holland, 148–49
revision of early conversation on “modesty,” 142–46
style and voice of, 17, 91, 130
“suppressed” five pages, about parents’ marriage absent from first edition, 76, 154
“terrible fright” passage revised, 147–48
trip to an ice-cream parlor (omitted from The Diary), 131
witnessing Jews being taken away, 51
Diary of Anne Frank, The: Definitive Edition (Pressler, ed., 1995), 10, 219
Anne’s discourse on female genitalia in, 153
content and comparison to diary, 13–14
foreword, 154
length of, 6
media attention to, 153
restorations of cut passages in, 6, 18
slower pace of, 154
Diary of Anne Frank, The (film), 9, 19, 75–76, 225–38
Arnold Newman’s score for, 233
arrest fictionalized in, 116
casting of, 228–31
depiction of Anne, 233–34
ending of, 168, 231, 236–37, 238
George Stevens as director, 229–30, 231–37
Oscar nominations and awards, 235
scene with Peter wanting to burn his yellow star, 235
screenplay by Goodrich-Hackett, 227
Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan (Auguste van Pels), 145
trailer, 231
universality of, 232, 235
war scenes added to, 231–32
why Jews had to suffer changed, 235–36
William Mellor as cinematographer, 227
Diary of Anne Frank, The (play), 9, 19, 46, 75–76, 177–223
arrest fictionalized in, 116
beginning and ending of, 58–59
books about, 177–78
casting of, 207–8
critics’ evaluation of, 213, 216–18, 221–22
depiction of Anne, 196, 208, 212–16, 220, 221–23
directors, 192, 208–9, 219
distressing moments in, 212–13, 266–67
effect of play on audiences and continuing popularity, 218–19
ending of, 168, 198, 205, 220–21
exit of Anne smiling, 209–10
Hamburg performance (1976), 244
humor in, 193
as Jewish play, 189–90, 192, 211–14
Meyer Levin and, 177, 178–99
need to be commercial, 193–94, 199 205–6
new adaptation (1997), 219–23, 248
New York Times interview with Kanin, 209–10
opening in Germany, 218
opening night, 210
problem of creating dramatic tension in, 197, 205
producers, 190–91, 192, 194, 200, 205–6, 219–21
prologue of, 211–12
rehearsals, 208–9
research of the secret annex for, 206
staging by Tina Landau (2007), 221
success of and awards won, 210
teaching of/use in the classroom, 262
theatrical adaptation, writer for, 186, 188, 191–92, 193, 194, 199–207
universal as antonym of Jewish and, 184, 199
Diary of Anne Frank, The: A Song to Life (musical), 21, 163
Diary of Anne Frank—Is It Authentic? (Faurisson), 244
Did Six Million Really Die? The Truth at Last (Harwood), 243
Doubleday Publishers, 82–88, 178 cover photo chosen, 84–85
dramatic rights and, 181
editor of The Diary, 83–88
theatrical adaptation and commission, 186–87, 188, 190, 194
“Drama for Junior High School: The Diary of Anne Frank” (Mapes), 262
Dresden, Sam, 170
Dubbelman, Jan Erik, 164
Dutch government in exile: national archive for war documents called for, 11
Echoes of the Past (documentary), 208, 231, 235
Egyedi, Käthe “Kitty,” 91
Eichmann, Adolf, 40, 41, 43
Elder, Donald B., 85
Elias, Bernd (cousin), 163
Elias, Erich (uncle), 27
Eva’s Story (Geiringer-Schloss), 29
Exit Ghost (Roth), 22
Faurisson, Robert, 244
Felderer, Ditlieb, 244–47, 261, 265
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Flanner, Janet, 82, 180
Frank, Anne
arrest of, and arresting officer, 63–67, 116
arrives at secret annex, 50
beginning the diary (“a” version), 4, 9–10, 23–24
birth, as Annelies Marie, 24
Bolkestein’s broadcast as personal directive, 11, 12, 79, 134, 139–40
briefcase containing writings, fate of, 68–69
checked diary and exercise books, 10, 131
death of, 4, 50, 56, 160, 170
desire for book to be read, 10, 12, 13, 24, 79
development of spirituality, 149–50
diary as struggle against isolation, 134–35
diary read by other occupants of the annex, 11
emigration to Holland, 26–27
fate after discovery in annex, 53–58
films and docudramas about, 20–21
grandmother’s death, 39
home at 37 Merwedeplein, 27, 36 home movie of, 31–32, 44
as iconic figure, 9
identity of betrayer of, 51–52
includes family background in diary, 23–24
Jewish identity of, 189–90
at the Jewish Lyceum, 36–37
lists anti-Jewish laws that most affected her, 39
literary growth of, 131–32, 135–53, 154–55
literary talent of, 7–8, 9, 199
memorial plaque at house in Frankfort, 218
message of, and ways the diary has been received, 167–75
Miep’s wedding and, 44
Frank, Anne (cont.) in Montessori school, 28, 36
moral consciousness of, 168
as movie fan, 162, 206, 225–26
Nazi invasion and occupation of Amsterdam and, 34
new revelations, excitement about, 20
people inspired by, 162, 173
personality and self-image, 28–30, 213–14, 223, 230
Pfeffer put in same room and Anne’s dislike of him, 117, 118
photographs of, 84–85
power of, 175
pseudonyms for annex occupants and helpers, 15
reasons for writing, 11–12
revisions of original writings made on loose sheets (“b” version) and, 10, 13, 14–15, 16, 17, 18–19, 79, 128, 130, 131, 133, 135–53, 154–55
Roth’s praise of, 136
school friends (Anne, Hanne, and Sanne), 29
self-concept as a writer, 6, 7, 12–13, 15, 68, 106
style, changes in, 17, 130
threat of burning of diary, 68
title of Het Acherhuis, 12, 13, 264
view of human nature, 168, 169–70, 198, 220, 256, 274
wish to live after her death, 276–77
Frank, Edith Hollander (mother), 44
Anne’s conflicts with, 4, 92, 105–8, 109–10
appearance, 76
arrest of, 64
arrives at secret annex, 50
bathing arrangements, 101
brothers in U.S. willing to sponsor family’s emigration, 41
character and personality, 29, 105, 107
childrearing ideas and parenting, 28, 34–35, 190
death at Auschwitz, 56
emigration to Holland, 27
fate after discovery in annex, 55, 56
game, fantasies of liberation, 102
marriage depicted in The Diary, 99
marriage to Otto Frank, 24, 26, 76
mealtimes, 101
passages about cut by Otto Frank, 6
portrayal of in diary, 92
prayer book, 160
response to deficient diet, 103
scene in Diary on “modesty,” 142–46
youth of, 24
Frank, Elfriede. See Geiringer-Schloss, Fritzi Frank, Herbert (uncle), 25, 26
Frank, Margot (sister), 4, 48, 65, 108, 136, 190
arrives at secret annex, 50
bathing arrangements, 101
birth, 24
death at Bergen-Belsen, 56
desire to read the diary, 11
emigration to Holland, 27
fate after discovery in annex, 55, 56
game, fantasies of liberation, 102
mealtimes, 101
portrayal in The Diary, 119–21, 215
response to deficient diet, 103
work summons arrives for, 49–50, 150–51
Frank, Michael (grandfather), 24, 25
Frank, Otto (father)
accusation of tax evasion, 87
in America, working at Macy’s, 25
American editor of Diary and, 83–88
Anne Frank Museum and, 160
appearance, 29, 76, 77, 208
application for exit visa, 41–42 arresting officer remembered
by/refusal to prosecute, 65, 66 arrest of, 63, 116
arrives at secret annex, 50
bathing arrangements in the annex and, 101
on betrayer of family, 52–53 birth, 24
change of status in the annex, 26
channels profits from Diary into human rights causes, 84
Charlotte Kaletta and, 117–18
childrearing ideas, 28–29, 34–35
compassion of and visiting the sick, 50, 102
descriptions of, 4
dramatic rights to The Diary and, 181
edit and deletions of the diary by, 6, 13, 15–16, 17, 74–76, 78, 89, 96, 105–6, 108, 130, 131, 132, 133, 137, 139, 154, 223
emigration to Holland, 34 family bank and, 26
family in Basel, 55
fate after discovery in annex, 53, 55, 60
film version of The Diary and, 227, 228–29, 231
game, fantasies of liberation, 102
as gifted businessman, 26
Judaism and, 189–90
Laureen Nussbaum and, 18
lawsuits against Stielau and Buddeberg, 241–42
lawsuit by Levin against, 207, 210–11, 241, 243
lawyer for, 191, 207
learns of his wife’s and daughters’ deaths, 73
letters seeking asylum in U.S. or Cuba, 20, 41
life in the annex, 99
likeability, 29
marriage depicted in The Diary, 99
marriage to Edith Hollander, 24, 26, 76, 106
marriage to Fritzi Geiringer-Schloss, 29, 46, 83, 200
mealtimes, 101
message of Anne Frank and, 173–74
Meyer Levin and, 180, 182, 185, 186–87, 200, 202, 204, 210–11
Miep Gies and, 43–44
nervous breakdown, 87
Opekta spice and pectin business, 6, 27, 39–40
parenting by, 190
Pectacon business, 27, 39–40
plans to go into hiding, 40
portrayal in The Diary, 103–5
post-war life and finances, 187–88
publishing of the diary, 77–84
reading of Anne’s diary, 73–74
relationship with Johannes Kleiman, 46
response to deficient diet, 103
response to letters from readers, 172
ruse to make neighbors think the Franks had escaped from Holland, 148–49