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This is confirmed by an entry in Anne's diary from May 1944, where she wrote down what Peter was studying: ‘English, French (written), Dutch shorthand, English shorthand, German shorthand, English commercial correspondence, woodwork, economics and some arithmetic.
- Peter van Pels | Anne Frank
Peter van Pels. Peter van Pels was 15 years old when he had...
- The two versions of Anne’s diary | Anne Frank House
In Het Achterhuis ( The Secret Annex) Anne left out much she...
- Peter van Pels | Knowledge base | Anne Frank House
Most of what is known about Peter during this period comes...
- Anne Frank's cats | Knowledge base | Anne Frank House
A week later, the Van Pels family joined them. Anne knew by...
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In her diary, Anne gave the Van Pels family the pseudonym Van Daan. Peter was the only child of Auguste (pseudonym Petronella) and Hermann van Pels and was born on 8 November 1926 in Osnabrück, Germany.
Peter and his family lived in Germany until 1937, before moving to Amsterdam to escape the persecution by the Nazi party. In Amsterdam, the Van Pelses met the Franks and Peter's father Hermann became a business partner of Otto Frank. The Van Pelses had been trying to emigrate to the United States, and when the notices for Jews to return to Germany ...
Initially, Anne thought little of Peter, but as he became more confident, taking on handyman roles around the annex, Anne's opinion of him changed. Romance blossomed, but in the close confines of the Secret Annex, it was brief.
After the raid in August 1944, Peter was transferred with the rest of the inhabitants to Westerbork camp and then on to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He watched as his father and a group of men were marched away, only later to see a truck return with just their clothing. As the Russians approached, the Nazis evacuated the camp and after a long march from Aus...
In Het Achterhuis ( The Secret Annex) Anne left out much she had written about in her first diary. The most striking example was her love for Peter van Pels. On 19 March 1944, Anne wrote in her diary about an intimate conversation with Peter: ‘We told each other so much, so very very much, that I can’t repeat it all, but it was lovely, the ...
Peter van Pels. Peter van Pels was 15 years old when he had to go into hiding with his parents. Together with the Frank family, they went into hiding in the Secret Annex. Peter knew Anne before they went into hiding. Next.
Jun 10, 2017 · Peter van Pels’ cat, Mouschi, also had run of the narrow house, and was described by Gies as a “spritely, lean black tomcat, very, very friendly.” ... Ultimately, it was the publication of ...
Most of what is known about Peter during this period comes from Anne's diary, although Otto Frank and Miep Gies did speak about him in later years. After the arrest on 4 August 1944, Peter was sent to Austria via Westerbork. He met Max Stoppelman there, the son of Jan and Miep's landlady. Stoppelman took Peter under his wing.
A week later, the Van Pels family joined them. Anne knew by then - perhaps somewhat indignantly - that Peter would be bringing his cat Mouschi with him to the hiding place. According to helper Miep Gies, 'a skinny black tomcat'.
