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Jewish Restrictions As Depicted In The Diary Of Anne Frank

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In the diary of Anne Frank, the characters hiding in the attic were under continuous distress caused by the multiple historical events that occurred during the war. Three historical events that took place during the diary were: Jewish restrictions, ration cards, and the D- Day invasion. As a result, these occurrences affected the characters in multiple ways.

Jewish Restrictions were brought up at the beginning of the play, The Diary of Anne Frank. To start with Jewish Restrictions were a major event for the Jews. They had to follow many restrictions made by the Nazis and they were stringent rules and Jews faced anger, isolation, and fear. Some rules Jews had to follow were Jews had to wear the yellow star of David, had to turn in their bikes, couldn't go to the movies, could not ride in an automobile, or street car, and Jews could not own a business Anne explained in the diary that her father owned a business but got shut down because he was Jewish, and there were a million other rules too. …show more content…

Ration books are books of stamps given to ensure the equal distribution of scarce items, such as meat, gasoline, and other daily items that are necessary, and as Miep and another supply runner for the people in the attic (Mr. Kraler) ration cards are illegal so both Miep and Mr. Kraler have to be cautious to not get arrested by the Green

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