Lies is one of Anne's school friends. When Anne writes about Lies in her diary, the reader understands that their friendship was a meaningful one to Anne and that Lies represents some of Anne's more complicated emotions. For example, when Anne wonders what has happened to Lies, and her other beloved friends, the reader observes Anne's relief as well as her guilt for having survived this long. This guilt is also exposed in Anne's dream about Lies, the dream that leaves Anne feeling as if she has abandoned Lies to the Nazis. Anne feels sad and guilty that she can live in relative safety with her family while her friends fear for their lives. Lies represents an old way of life for Anne, a life that was free of fear and horror and full of friendship and love.

One of Anne's best friends in Amsterdam, Hannah "Hanneli" Elisabeth Goslar (born 1928) was known as "Lies" at the two schools she attended with Anne. Lies and her parents were also sent to various German concentration camps, and she was able to make contact with Anne on at least one occasion while they were both at Bergen-Belsen. Lies and her family were in a "privileged" section of the camp since they had South American and Palestine passports that were partly honored by the Germans. Lies was able to provide Anne with the gift of a Red Cross package after a previous attempt resulted in the items being intercepted by another prisoner. Lies and her sister, Gabi, both survived the war and emigrated to Israel. Lies is still alive today and living in Jerusalem, the mother of three children and 10 grandchildren.

For an interesting timeline concerning the life of Lies Goslar, check out the link below:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/hanbio.htm