They didn't want to be arrested by the Nazis. In 1943, it was illegal in the Netherlands to be Jewish (under the Nazi occupation).
If I'm not mistaken, Anne Frank's family is Jewish, therefore don't celebrate Hanukkah.
Hannukah
The Frank family went into hiding on July 6, 1942
That would have been December, 1943.
The family is hiding in the annex which is in amsterdam,Holland
No Ruler. It was Otto Frank, Anne's father, who put himself and his family into hiding.
They all celebrated Hanukkah together.
The Van Pels Family.
In Anne Frank's diary, the Hanukkah celebration is interrupted when the Gestapo and Dutch police raid the Secret Annex on December 11, 1943, arresting the inhabitants and the helpers who were hiding them.
Anne Frank and her family didn't celebrate not having to learn because it was a difficult and uncertain time for them. They were Jewish and were in hiding during the Holocaust, fearing for their lives. The threat of being discovered and sent to concentration camps overshadowed any simple joys or celebrations.
Yes, her diary records a Hanukkah celebration, and it's also one of the oldest references to gift-giving on Hanukkah, which apparently began in Europe, in the 1930's.
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