Anne Frank

Early Life

• Born June 12, 1929 to the Jewish family of Otto and Edith Frank
• Born in Rankfurt, Germany
• Until Anne  was 5 she lived with her parents and older sister, Margot. 
• The first 5 years were the happy times until 1933 came around

1933- Hitler takes over

• After Hitler came to power Anne and her family relocated to the Netherlands
• Life continued as usual until May 10th  of 1940, World War II
• Germany attacked the Netherlands, The Frank family was in danger again

World War II

• In July of 1942 Anne went into hiding with her family
• The Frank family went into hiding behind Otto's (Anne's father) office
• The Frank family was joined in hiding with other families
• There were a total of 8 people in hiding for 2 years in a very small space

Life in Hiding

• The entrance to the secret apartment was behind a moveable bookcase
• Anne and her family were force to stay inside in fear of being found
• The hiding spot was known as the Secret Annex 
• The hiding place had to stay very quiet because of workers below them

The Diary

• Anne Frank started keeping a diary at 13 
• Anne Frank not only recorded her feelings but also short stories
• In the diary was "a collection of beautiful sentences" from other writers
• Anne dreamed of becoming a journalist after the war

Captured

• August 4, 1944 Anne and her family were captured at their hiding spot 
• The group was betrayed by an unknown person and turned into the police
• The group was first sent to Westerbork, a holding camp
• Later the group was moved to Auschwitz, an extermination camp

Holocaust

• The group relocated to the Auschwitz camp September 2, 1944
• Anne Frank and her family became prisoners 
• Fortunately Anne, her mother, and her sister Margot stayed together

Concentration Life

• The women participated in hard labor all day, like hauling heavy stones
• The men often had to work hard and dig trenches
• Malnurtion & sickness were common under the cramped , unsanitary conditions

Anne and Margot

• In 1945 Anne and her sister Margot got moved to a different camp
• Sadly in March of 1945 Anne  passed away from typhus
• Margot died in 1945 from falling from her bunk in the camp

Liberation

• The Auschwitz camp was liberated by Soviet troops January 27, 1945 
• Around 7,000 prisoners were liberated

THe rest of the FAmily

• Anne's mother Edith died of starvation in January of 1945
• The Van Pels family, who stayed in hiding, died in the gas chambers

Otto Frank

• After being liberated Otto went to Amsterdam
• While traveling Otto learned of his wife's death
• Otto still believed Anne and Margot were still alive

The SEarch

• Otto frank kept hope alive about Anne and Margot
• Otto placed ads in the newspapers and talked survivors about his daughters
• July 18, 1945 Otto found out about the death of Anne and Margot

Publishing the Diary

• When the Franks were captured, a family friend, Miep Gies, kept the diary
• After Otto found about his daughter's deaths Miep gave Otto the diary
• June 25, 1947 the diary was published

anne Frank lives on

• Anne Frank's diary was a big success
• The diary was translated into more than 60 languages
• The diary has been also turned into film and theatre versions

The house

• The Secret Annex located at Prinsengracht 263 has become a museum
• The original diary of Anne Frank is located here on display
• Also photographs, film images, & original objects from the family 

The Muesuem

• The museum features a film version of Anne Frank's diary
• There is a whole diary room which features some of her original stories
• The secret Annex is one of the three most popular museums in Amsterdam
• The secret Annex was restored  and opened in 1960,

FActs

• Anne Rank named her diary "Kitty" and wrote to the diary like a friend
• Anne Frank's Diary has sold 30 million copies
• The typhus epidemic that killed Anne Frank also killed 17,000  others 

Sources

• http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/
• http://www.annefrank.org/
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