Anne Frank

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Anne Frank was one of the thousands of Jewish children who were killed in the Holocaust. She became a well-known name and one of the most discussed victims of the holocaust after her diary ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ was published by her father a couple of years after her death. The diary is today one of the world’s best-known books and has been translated into several languages. It has also been adapted into many plays and films all over the world. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, during a highly tumultuous period in the nation’s history, she moved from Germany to Amsterdam with her family in the early 1930s after the rise of Nazis in her homeland. At the height of World War II, the Germans occupied the Netherlands and the Jews were no longer safe in Amsterdam as well. As the persecution of the Jewish population continued to increase, the Frank family was forced to move into hiding. A young teenager who hoped to become a writer growing up, Anne dutifully wrote in her diary, documenting her daily life in hiding. She remained hopeful that one day her life would return to normalcy but her hopes were unfounded; she, her mother, and her sister were killed along with thousands of other Jews in the concentration camps. Only her father survived the war.

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Birthday June 12, 1929 (Gemini)
Born In Germany
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Alternative names Annelies Marie Frank
City Frankfurt, Germany
Died on March 12, 1945
Parents Otto Frank
Edith Frank
Relatives Margot Frank

Did you know

When and where was Anne Frank's diary published? Anne Frank's diary, also known as "The Diary of a Young Girl," was first published in 1947 in Dutch, and later translated into many languages.
What happened to Anne Frank and her family during World War II? Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam to escape persecution by the Nazis during World War II. They were eventually discovered and sent to concentration camps, where Anne died of typhus.
How did Anne Frank's diary become famous? Anne Frank's diary became famous after her father, Otto Frank, who survived the war, published it. The diary provides a firsthand account of the Holocaust and has since become an important historical document.
Where is the Anne Frank House located? The Anne Frank House is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the address of Prinsengracht 263. It is the building where Anne and her family hid during World War II.
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