Mrs. Van Pels, also known as Auguste van Pels, was described in Anne Frank's diary as petite, elegant, and having a round face with dark eyes and hair. She was a fashionable woman who often dressed well even in difficult circumstances.
That is Mrs. Van Pels real name. Anne Frank used Mrs. Van Daan in her diary.
Auguste van Pels (Mrs. van Pels).
Mr. van Pels accepted it fairly good-naturedly, while Mrs. van Pels was a bit of a prima Donna and complainer about many aspects of it.
Mrs. Van Pels and Mr. Pfeffer
Mr. van Dann: Hermann van Pels and Mrs. van Daan: Auguste van Pels
Auguste van Pels went by Petronella van Daan, Kerli, Gusti, and Mrs. Beaverbrook.
Peter van Pels/van Daan.
On the occasion Mrs. van Pels asked to take a look at Anne's diary, Anne had just finished writing a very unflattering entry about Mrs. van Pels. But Anne would not have let her look under any circumstances. Anne occasionally read passages from her diary to others, but she never let anyone look at it except for Margot occasionally - under Anne's supervision, we can assume.
Fritz Pfeffer Patter van Pels Mr. van Pels Mrs. van Pels Edith Frank Otto Frank Anne Frank Margot Frank
Mr. Van Pels, Mrs. Van Pels, Peter Van Pels, Margot Frank, Edith Frank, Otto Frank and a dentist friend.
She is belived to have died on a death march of prisoners to some camp called Terezin in Czecheslovakia or shortly after arriving there.
The van Pels family, who lived in hiding with Anne Frank and her family, had a generally positive opinion of her. Mr. van Pels got along well with Anne, while Mrs. van Pels found her to be talkative and opinionated. Both families faced challenges and tensions during their time in hiding.