Anne Frank – The People
The Annex hid the Franks from the world, but also hid the world from them. Their
only sources of news were the radio, and whatever those who helped them
thought it best to tell them.
Otto Frank secretly prepared the Annex hiding place for over a year. Despite that,
they moved into it very suddenly when Otto was called up. The van Pels joined
them one week later.
Roughly 5,000 of 107,000 Dutch Jews deported from 1942 through 1944 survived.
People to Not Forget
By Any Other Name
The Frank Family
By Any Other Name
•  Otto Frank – Anne’s father. Born in 1889, in Germany. A
lieutenant in the German Army in WWI. Liberated from
Auschwitz. Only survivor from The Annex.
When Anne edited her diary, she devised aliases for everyone,
including her own family.
•  Edith Frank – Anne’s mother. Born in 1900, in Germany.
Died early January, 1945.
•  Margot Frank – Anne’s sister, three years older. Died a few
days before Anne in 1945.
Others in the Annex
•  Hermann van Pels – Otto Frank’s business partner, since
1938. Died at Auschwitz in late 1944.
•  Auguste van Pels – Hermann’s wife. Cared for ailing Margot
and Anne before they died. Died in mid-1945.
•  Peter van Pels – The van Pels’ son. Same age as Margot.
Died in Mauthausen in May 1945, three days before its
liberation.
Many of the character names in the play are the aliases,
though the actual Frank surname is used instead of Robin, her
alias for her family, as well as Miep Gies.
•  Anne Frank
=
Anne Robin
•  Margot Frank
=
Betty Robin
•  Otto Frank
=
Frederik Robin
•  Edith Frank
=
Nora Robin
•  Hermann van Pels
=
Hans van Daan
•  Auguste van Pels
=
Petronella van Daan
•  Peter van Pels
=
Alfred van Daan
•  Dr. Friedrich “Fritz” Pfeffer =
Albert Dussel
•  Victor Kugler
=
Harry Kraler
=
Anne van Santen
=
Henk van Santen
•  Fritz Pfeffer – Dentist, used to attend Sunday tea at the
Franks’, and work in Miep’s dentist’s office. A divorcee, sent •  Hermine “Miep” Gies
his son to London in 1938. Died in Neuengamme, late 1944.
•  Jan Gies
Those Who Helped
Those They Knew
“Miep and Kugler carry the heaviest burden of us and all
those in hiding.”
•  Charlotta Kaletta – Fritz Pfeffer’s common-law wife. A
Christian, it was illegal for her to marry Pfeffer. Miep Gies
smuggled letters between her and Pfeffer. She married
Pfeffer posthumously. Her Jewish ex-husband and son, from
Germany, also died, in Auschwitz.
•  Miep Gies – Office worker at Otto Frank’s business. Ran the
company until Kleiman returned. Visited the Annex daily.
Found Anne’s diary after the raid, with photo albums,
schoolbooks, and papers.
•  Jan Gies – Miep’s husband. A social worker. When Jews
were prohibited from owning businesses, took over Otto
Frank’s business in name only (Gies & Co.) to keep it open.
Visited the Annex almost daily.
•  Victor Kugler – Otto Frank’s right hand man. Sometimes
snuck Anne newspapers that were forbidden to her.
Imprisoned when Franks were captured. Escaped during a
British attack, bicycled two weeks to return home, and hid
until the war ended.
•  Elisabeth “Bep” Voskuijl – Secretary at Opetka (original
name of Otto Frank’s business). Visited the Annex daily.
Enrolled Margot in correspondence school under her name.
Her father built the bookcase that hid the Annex.
•  Johannes Kleiman – Business associate, knew Otto Frank
since before Franks moved to Amsterdam. He and his wife
visited the Annex. Imprisoned when Franks were captured,
released due to health issues. Later ran Gies & Co.
•  Hannah “Hanneli” Goslar – Anne’s childhood friend.
Captured in June, 1943. At Bergen-Belsen, met Anne a few
times and snuck her food. Survived the war.
•  Jacqueline “Jopi” van Maarsen – Anne’s childhood friend.
Survived the war.
•  Lutz “Peter” Schiff – Anne’s longtime pre-Annex crush. Three
years older than Anne (like Peter van Pels). Died in
Auschwitz.