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    Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who lived in Germany but fled to the Netherlands with her family to escape Nazi persecution. During World War 2, Anne and her family went into hiding in a secret annex for over two years to avoid being captured by the Nazis. Anne wrote about her experiences in a diary during this time. However, in 1944 the Franks were discovered and arrested, and Anne died in a concentration camp at age 15, only a month before it was liberated. Her diary was published after the war and became famous worldwide.

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    Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who lived in Germany but fled to the Netherlands with her family to escape Nazi persecution. During World War 2, Anne and her family went into hiding in a secret annex for over two years to avoid being captured by the Nazis. Anne wrote about her experiences in a diary during this time. However, in 1944 the Franks were discovered and arrested, and Anne died in a concentration camp at age 15, only a month before it was liberated. Her diary was published after the war and became famous worldwide.

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    Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who lived in Germany but fled to the Netherlands with her family to escape Nazi persecution. During World War 2, Anne and her family went into hiding in a secret annex for over two years to avoid being captured by the Nazis. Anne wrote about her experiences in a diary during this time. However, in 1944 the Franks were discovered and arrested, and Anne died in a concentration camp at age 15, only a month before it was liberated. Her diary was published after the war and became famous worldwide.

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    Anne Frank

     Occupation: Writer
     Born: June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany
     Died: March 1945 at age 15 in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Nazi Germany
     Best known for: Writing a diary while hiding from the Nazis during World War II

    Biography:

    Born in Germany

    Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany on June 12, 1929. Her father, Otto Frank, was a
    businessman while her mother, Edith, stayed home taking care of Anne and her older sister
    Margot.

    Anne was an outgoing and spirited child. She got into more trouble than her quiet and serious
    older sister. Anne was like her father who liked to tell the girls stories and play games with them,
    while Margot was more like her shy mother.

    Growing up Anne had lots of friends. Her family was Jewish and followed some of the Jewish
    holidays and customs. Anne liked to read and dreamed of being a writer someday.

    Anne Frank School Photo


    Source: Anne Frank Museum

    Hitler Becomes Leader

    In 1933 Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany. He was the leader of the Nazi political party.
    Hitler did not like Jewish people. He blamed them for many of Germany's problems. Many Jewish
    people began to flee from Germany.

    Moving to the Netherlands

    Otto Frank decided his family should leave, too. In 1934 they moved to the city of Amsterdam
    in the Netherlands. Anne was only four years old. Before long Anne had made new friends, was
    speaking Dutch, and was going to school in a new country. Anne and her family felt safe once
    again.

    Anne Frank's family moved from Germany to the Netherlands


    Map of the Netherlands
    from the CIA, The World Factbook, 2004

    World War II Begins

    In 1939 Germany invaded Poland and World War II had begun. Germany had already taken over
    Austria and Czechoslovakia. Would they invade the Netherlands, too? Otto considered moving
    again, but decided to stay.

    Germany Invades

    On May 10, 1940 Germany invaded the Netherlands. The Franks did not have time to escape.
    Jews had to register with the Germans. They weren't allowed to own businesses, have jobs, go to
    the movies, or even sit on the benches at the park! Otto Frank turned his business over to some
    non-Jewish friends.

    In the midst of all this, the Franks tried to go on as normal. Anne had her thirteenth birthday. One
    of her presents was a red journal where Anne would write down her experiences. It is from this
    journal that we know about Anne's story today.

    Going Into Hiding

    Things continued to get worse. The Germans began to require all Jewish people to wear yellow
    stars on their clothing. Some Jews were rounded up and taken to concentration camps. Then one
    day the order came that Margot would have to go to a labor camp. Otto was not going to let that
    happen. He and Edith had been preparing a place for the family to hide. The girls were told to
    pack up what they could. They had to wear all their clothes in layers because a suitcase would
    look too suspicious. Then they went to their hiding place.

    A Secret Hideout
    Otto had prepared a secret hideout next to his place of work. The door was hidden behind some
    bookshelves. The hideout was small. The first floor had a bathroom and a small kitchen. The
    second floor had two rooms, one for Anne and Margot and one for her parents. There was also an
    attic where they stored food and where Anne would sometimes go to be alone.

    Anne's Journal

    Anne named her diary "Kitty" after a friend of hers. Each entry into her diary began "Dear Kitty".
    Anne wrote about all sorts of things. She didn't think others would be reading it. She wrote about
    her feelings, books she read, and the people around her. From Anne's diary we find out just what it
    must have been like to live in hiding for years, fearing for her life.

    Life in Hiding

    The Franks had to be careful not be caught by the Germans. They covered all the windows with
    thick curtains. During the day they had to be extra quiet. They whispered when they talked and
    went barefoot so they could walk softly. At night, when the people working in the business below
    went home, they could relax a bit, but they still had to be very careful.

    Soon more people moved in with the Franks. They needed a place to hide, too. The Van Pels
    family joined just a week later. They had a 15 year old boy named Peter. This was three more
    people in that cramped space. Then Mr. Pfeffer moved in. He ended up rooming with Anne and
    Margot moved to her parent's room.

    Captured

    Anne and her family had been hiding for nearly two years. They had heard that the war was
    coming to an end. It looked like the Germans were going to lose. They were starting to have hope
    that they would soon be free.

    However, on August 4, 1944 the Germans stormed into the Frank's hideout. They took everyone
    captive and sent them to concentration camps. The men and women were separated. Eventually
    the girls were separated and sent to a camp. Both Anne and her sister died of the disease Typhus
    in March of 1945, only a month before Allied soldiers arrived at the camp.

    After the War

    The only family member to survive the camps was Anne's father Otto Frank. He returned to
    Amsterdam and found Anne's diary. Her diary was published in 1947 under the name The Secret
    Annex. Later it was renamed Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl. It became a popular book read
    throughout the world.

    Interesting Facts about Anne Frank

     Anne and Margot called their father by his nickname "Pim".


     Anne's diary was published in over sixty-five different languages.
     You can visit the Frank's hideaway, the Secret Annex, in Amsterdam today.
     One of Anne's hobbies was to collect photos and postcards of movie stars.

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