The Biography

Description

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Otto and Edith Frank.
She had an older sister, Margot, and the family belonged to a tight-knit Jewish community.
Relocation to Amsterdam
In 1933, the Frank family relocated to Amsterdam, Netherlands, seeking a more hospitable and secure life.
Anne attended the Montessori school and soon developed a love for writing and reading.
Wartime Experience
In 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, and the Frank family had to go into hiding to avoid persecution.
In July 1942, Anne’s sister Margot received a call-up notice to report to a Nazi “work camp,” and the family realized they had to go into hiding immediately.
The Frank family, along with four others, hid in a secret annex above Otto Frank’s office building in Amsterdam.
Diary Writing
Anne, during the time that she was hiding, wrote daily in a diary detailing her life and hopes, fears, and dreams.
The diary accounts make for a very poignant, unique insight into the holocaust and how it really affected ordinary people.
Arrest and Death
In August 1944, the Nazis finally discovered the secret annex, arresting everybody inside on 4th August.
Anne and her sister Margot were eventually sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they both died of typhus in February 1945, three months before the Allies freed the camp.
Legacy
Anne’s father, Otto Frank, survived the concentration camps and returned to Amsterdam. There, he discovered his daughter‘s diary and worked for its publication.
“The Diary of a Young Girl” has become one of the most famous and important books of the 20th century, translated into over 60 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide.